MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	112% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '21 at 02:11
Run Duration	333 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 301 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 1,152 102% 867 Pts	64-Core 1,152 71% 1,152 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 124 Parallax 140 114% 135 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 137 Splatting 113 117% 149 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,660 Write 6,713 Mixed 6784 1,642% 7,386 MB/s	4K Read 711 4K Write 248 4K Mixed 344 1,650% 434 MB/s	DQ Read 2,038 DQ Write 1,220 DQ Mixed 1,376 1,093% 1,545 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 47GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 91 92 92 92 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 153 Write 104 Mixed 110 SusWrite 91.3 26% 115 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 29.1 111% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 95.9 77% 109 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 73%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 365GB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 436 295 238 237 241 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 382 Write 435 Mixed 350 SusWrite 314 84% 370 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 35.8 126% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 327 245% 326 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 99%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 445GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1917 1005 794 799 802 803 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,432 Write 2,047 Mixed 1,447 SusWrite 1,020 388% 1,736 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 86 282% 97.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1783 DQ Write 1,340 DQ Mixed 1,492 1,135% 1,538 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 266GB free Firmware: HP73 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 80 80 80 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 112 Write 50.7 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 79.5 55% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 8,888 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 32.1 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 29.7 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 33: 4R 3G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
33%	37%	30	111	9	60	34.1"	3440 1440	PHL08F3 PHL BDM3490

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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) $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