MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 166% 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 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	160% 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	174% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	57.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '21 at 10:55
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 156 2-Core 306 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,078 101% 837 Pts	64-Core 1,594 99% 1,594 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3711) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	160% Outstanding	Lighting 217 Reflection 207 Parallax 239 176% 221 fps	MRender 273 Gravity 220 Splatting 161 172% 218 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 80 128 207 102 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 1,418 Write 1,436 Mixed 1063 SusWrite 177 229% 1,024 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 72.4 242% 84.9 MB/s	DQ Read 632 DQ Write 748 DQ Mixed 267 318% 549 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 255%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 573GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 396 482 482 485 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 484 Mixed 434 SusWrite 446 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 54.1 179% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 351 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 571GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 200 198 203 196 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 173 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 198 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 8,189 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 352GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 119 119 120 121 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 117 Write 117 Mixed 69.6 SusWrite 118 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 74%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 159 161 165 163 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	72% Very good	Read 91.2 Write 69 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 159 63% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.5 156% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/32GX 2x31.5GB 2,732 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 30.4 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 29.8 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 134%

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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	8	6	60	32"	1280 720	BNQ8025 BenQ PD3200U

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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	8,118x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,847x
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	2,332x
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	1,047x
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