MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 172% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 165% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	166% 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	112% 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, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '21 at 20:32
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 160 2-Core 318 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 1,172 108% 903 Pts	64-Core 1,217 75% 1,217 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$450 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Palit(1569 2482) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Lighting 245 Reflection 294 Parallax 221 200% 254 fps	MRender 253 Gravity 167 Splatting 138 146% 186 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$40 10,318 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0318A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 672 697 100 290 360 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 658 Write 672 Mixed 726 SusWrite 419 139% 618 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 25.9 4K Mixed 16.7 61% 19.8 MB/s	DQ Read 789 DQ Write 1,077 DQ Mixed 516 506% 794 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 248%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 111GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 405 475 480 480 480 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 471 Mixed 454 SusWrite 431 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 56.1 187% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 353 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 932GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 115 116 118 124 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 75.3 Write 102 Mixed 32.4 SusWrite 119 60% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 2,021 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 28 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 28.4 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 105%

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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	11	9	240	24.5"	1280 720	ACR0722 XV253Q

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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	8,097x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,824x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,794x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,316x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,043x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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