MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	116% 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	90.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 22:57
Run Duration	371 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 1,174 102% 873 Pts	64-Core 1,582 98% 1,582 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 193 Parallax 197 142% 188 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 180 Splatting 0.2 76% 106 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 405GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 305 291 289 271 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 300 Mixed 331 SusWrite 291 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 28.4 131% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 209 185% 280 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 108%
Sandisk S31024G 1TB 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 136GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 474 482 485 485 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 482 Mixed 342 SusWrite 481 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 48.5 168% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 237 206% 307 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 121%
PNY USB 3.0 to SATA-¢ó 250GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 158GB free Firmware: 0209 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 68 68 68 69 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 68.5 Write 64.5 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 68.1 44% 60.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 31.5 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 29.5 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% 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 48: 6R 6G 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
48%	23%	52	330	256	60	24"	1920 1080	ACI24A4 VG248

History: Score 28: 3R 2G 7B | Score 23: 3R 0G 8B | Score 43: 5R 5G 3B | Score 45: 6R 5G 0B | Score 48: 6R 6G 0B

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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	8,114x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,840x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,802x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,324x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	997x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,454x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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