MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 159% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 154% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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	154% 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	256% 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	21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '21 at 02:34
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 87.9 1-Core 161 2-Core 298 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 645 8-Core 1,198 110% 921 Pts	64-Core 1,224 76% 1,224 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Zotac(19DA 1612); zotac 3080 CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	154% Outstanding	Lighting 218 Reflection 199 Parallax 210 177% 209 fps	MRender 270 Gravity 159 Splatting 141 150% 190 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 853GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1232 796 836 835 835 833 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,561 Write 1,790 Mixed 1,350 SusWrite 895 315% 1,399 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 71.6 249% 94.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,518 DQ Write 1,285 DQ Mixed 1,436 1,066% 1,413 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 276%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 215GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 283 217 214 214 213 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 486 Mixed 441 SusWrite 238 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 63.3 212% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 182 184 184 183 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 170 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 182 98% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 161% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4D3600C18 4x8GB 12,036 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	85% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 26.9 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 25.2 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 130%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 46: 7R 1G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
46%	44%	36	111	7	240	27"	2048 1152	SAM105C LC27G7xT

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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	7,846x
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	2,331x
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