MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 150% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	157% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '21 at 21:59
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$287 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 131 2-Core 264 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 933 86% 722 Pts	64-Core 1,525 94% 1,525 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Palit(1569 F278) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	157% Outstanding	Lighting 231 Reflection 205 Parallax 220 188% 219 fps	MRender 245 Gravity 157 Splatting 125 138% 176 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 313GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 361 419 435 451 449 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 459 Mixed 452 SusWrite 388 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 46 146% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 215 167% 237 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 133%
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0B- 240GB 3,926 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: UJ510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 77 98 83 38 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 321 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 76 164% 227 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 9.8 1,597% 7.37 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 166%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 125 127 128 136 132 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 152 Write 145 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 126 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 29 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 30.8 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 41: 4R 4G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
41%	24%	70	108	6	144	24.5"	1920 1080	HPN357E HP 25x

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,189x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,933x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,840x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,440x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,360x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,167x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,230x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,058x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,997x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,464x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16