MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 181% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 176% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	168% 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	273% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '21 at 02:04
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$249 550,833 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 (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 1,281 114% 965 Pts	64-Core 1273 79% 1273 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767); EVGA FTW3 ULTRA CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	Lighting 255 Reflection 220 Parallax 213 208% 229 fps	MRender 226 Gravity 160 Splatting 142 140% 176 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 369GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 986 740 786 785 792 793 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 1,938 Write 1,860 Mixed 1,655 SusWrite 814 351% 1,567 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 72.6 253% 95.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,682 DQ Write 1,349 DQ Mixed 1,480 1,118% 1504 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 297%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 359GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 376 433 436 440 441 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 450 Mixed 255 SusWrite 405 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 52 180% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 232 205% 308 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 111%
SHGS31-1000GS-2 1TB 11,576 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 479GB free Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 416 432 410 408 444 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 433 Mixed 403 SusWrite 427 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 39.2 141% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 353 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 29.1 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 30.7 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 27: 2R 2G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
27%	31%	49	341	278	144	24"	1920 1080	SPT098C Sceptre L24

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,102x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,829x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,795x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
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	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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