MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 230% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 223% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	218% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	116% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 31 '21 at 19:38
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 163 2-Core 326 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 1,255 113% 953 Pts	64-Core 1,264 78% 1,264 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 5050 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Lighting 327 Reflection 271 Parallax 324 267% 307 fps	MRender 347 Gravity 259 Splatting 187 207% 264 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0B-00YS70 1TB 39,874 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 405GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 307 374 371 367 370 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 484 Mixed 403 SusWrite 350 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 53.8 189% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 232 205% 309 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 115%
Team T253X2001T 1TB 11,283 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 287GB free Firmware: S1127B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 75 51 76 6.3 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 511 Write 431 Mixed 379 SusWrite 55.7 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 8.9 4K Mixed 0.5 50% 13 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 9.2 DQ Mixed 0.5 22% 57.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 105%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free Firmware: EB01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 116 121 122 122 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 69.3 Write 117 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 120 69% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 46,140 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 43.5 MC Write 43.8 MC Mixed 36.2 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 48.7 SC Mixed 32.2 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 119%

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,844x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,330x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,137x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $37
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 $45	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