MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 191% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 191% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	194% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	46.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '21 at 14:45
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 above expectations (75^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 145 2-Core 285 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 1,012 95% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,540 95% 1,540 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% MSI(1462 3955) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.11.3 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 256 Reflection 254 Parallax 548 208% 352 fps	MRender 382 Gravity 198 Splatting 287 235% 289 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 47 12 115 36 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 451 Write 353 Mixed 295 SusWrite 91 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 15.2 69% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 1.7 DQ Mixed 8.5 18% 41.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 58%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 145GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 932 434 437 436 437 437 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,562 Write 1,697 Mixed 1,317 SusWrite 519 286% 1,274 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 71.2 250% 93.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,139 DQ Write 778 DQ Mixed 948 710% 955 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 237%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 26.5 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 31.2 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,845x
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	2,330x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,138x

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	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	1,455x
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 $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