MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 159% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 162% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	153% 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	332% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '21 at 01:08
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 158 2-Core 307 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,145 104% 872 Pts	64-Core 1,587 98% 1,587 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB; Founder's Edition CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	153% Outstanding	Lighting 225 Reflection 211 Parallax 208 184% 215 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 158 Splatting 142 133% 166 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 804GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 781 1740 2105 1488 1476 1468 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,566 Write 2,354 Mixed 1,427 SusWrite 1,510 440% 1,964 MB/s	4K Read 63.4 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 88.4 292% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,155 DQ Write 911 DQ Mixed 1,062 787% 1,043 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 410%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 590GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 487 487 486 487 487 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 458 Mixed 378 SusWrite 487 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 56.7 189% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 106GB free Firmware: 507KC4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 150 148 152 145 153 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 304 Write 212 Mixed 236 SusWrite 152 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 39.5 146% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 131 119% 182 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 87%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 156 155 157 156 159 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 148 Write 144 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 154 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 284% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 104%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 706GB free Firmware: 0706 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 87 86 88 88 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 89.6 Write 71.8 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 86.2 56% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 50.7% 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 @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 31.5 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 31.8 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	7	144	31.5"	1280 720	SAM7080 LC32G5xT

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,117x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,847x
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	2,332x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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