MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 166% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	155% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	231% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '21 at 20:12
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 1191 108% 908 Pts	64-Core 1569 97% 1569 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Lighting 230 Reflection 213 Parallax 206 187% 216 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 154 Splatting 138 132% 165 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 869 1099 1054 281 280 279 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,538 Write 832 Mixed 1,042 SusWrite 644 226% 1,014 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 86.3 286% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 806 DQ Write 1,031 DQ Mixed 320 408% 719 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 236%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 54GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 163 99 88 90 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 510 Write 457 Mixed 354 SusWrite 144 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 41.6 151% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 185 171% 263 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 354GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 166 163 167 167 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 175 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 165 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 197 197 198 196 198 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 11.5 Write 133 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 196 66% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.3 83% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 108%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 16GB 5,753 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 12GB free, PID 557d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 8.8 8.5 9 9.4 8.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 25 Write 13 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 8.6 18% 15 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 3.3 242% 4 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD48GU880-36A180X 2x8GB 915 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 27.6 100% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 32.8 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,126x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,859x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,808x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,420x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,339x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,143x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,983x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	963x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $866

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16