MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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	108% 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	30.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '22 at 11:25
Run Duration	300 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 281 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 884 90% 729 Pts	64-Core 896 56% 896 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8806) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 127 Parallax 134 118% 135 fps	MRender 149 Gravity 111 Splatting 95.1 94% 118 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 85 14 72 11 55 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	30.7% Below average	Read 276 Write 101 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 87.9 30% 137 MB/s	4K Read 14.8 4K Write 19.3 4K Mixed 10.1 46% 14.7 MB/s	DQ Read 14.1 DQ Write 15.7 DQ Mixed 14.7 11% 14.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 102%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 182GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 190 171 175 174 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 328 Write 256 Mixed 258 SusWrite 176 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 44.2 155% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 210 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 176 149% 214 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 209 210 211 210 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 210 Write 173 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 209 124% 170 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 592GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 181 181 182 183 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 144 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 181 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

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 way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 29 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 29.9 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 111%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

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	1,456x
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