MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 156% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	159% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '22 at 16:08
Run Duration	307 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 234 90% 156 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 793 84% 669 Pts	64-Core 804 50% 804 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$488 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Lighting 239 Reflection 217 Parallax 211 194% 222 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 157 Splatting 139 133% 166 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,613 Write 2,409 Mixed 1,460 480% 2,161 MB/s	4K Read 74.1 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 100 331% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,836 DQ Write 984 DQ Mixed 1532 1,106% 1,451 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 171GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 472 482 485 484 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 484 Mixed 432 SusWrite 481 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 61.3 209% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 349 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%
Realtek RTL9210 NVME 240GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 223GB free Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 665 752 770 775 774 752 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 352 Write 330 Mixed 387 SusWrite 748 103% 454 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 47.5 155% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 245 177% 227 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 498GB 5,568 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 362GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 113 115 114 116 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 128 Write 107 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 115 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1 163% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 90%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 283GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 186 187 192 189 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 166 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 189 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.3 240% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 69%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 32GB 4,876 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 24GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 3.2 2.8 4.8 3.6 3.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	6.78% Terrible	Read 19.6 Write 2 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 4.1 8% 8.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2.3 116% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.78% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D30AESBK.M8FE 029E CMK16GX4M2Z3600C18 859B BLS8G4D30AESBK.M8FE 029E CMK16GX4M2Z3600C18 32GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 43.5 MC Write 47.1 MC Mixed 36.2 121% 42.3 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 49.1 SC Mixed 33.1 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,165x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,895x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,829x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,431x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,349x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,162x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,226x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,051x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,006x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,991x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	970x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16