MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 232% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 227% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	220% 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	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	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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '21 at 01:04
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700KF-$218 32,736 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)	108% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 163 2-Core 326 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 1294 115% 972 Pts	64-Core 1,278 79% 1,278 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$785 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3881) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	220% Outstanding	Lighting 327 Reflection 315 Parallax 357 267% 333 fps	MRender 367 Gravity 264 Splatting 197 217% 276 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 254GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 834 739 709 677 319 625 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,214 Write 1,656 Mixed 1,337 SusWrite 651 274% 1,214 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 72.9 254% 98.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,597 DQ Write 1,307 DQ Mixed 1,430 1,077% 1,445 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 277%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 438GB free Firmware: P3CR020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1648 1648 1644 1649 1646 1075 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 1719 Write 1657 Mixed 1,236 SusWrite 1,552 347% 1,541 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 81 274% 96.5 MB/s	DQ Read 926 DQ Write 1191 DQ Mixed 304 440% 807 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 295%
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 36GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 66 15 21 15 10 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 426 Write 247 Mixed 282 SusWrite 39.4 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 34.3 127% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 179 160% 242 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 91%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 969GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 165 166 164 166 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 188 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 165 102% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 552GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 160 160 162 162 158 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 145 Write 144 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 158 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 31.7 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 46.1 SC Mixed 30.8 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 94%

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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	8	240	48.7"	1280 720	SAM7053 LC49G95T

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,143x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,878x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,822x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,344x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,153x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,222x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,048x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,002x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,986x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,460x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	967x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $836

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16