MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 193% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 189% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	202% 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	646% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '22 at 12:31
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 283 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 942 91% 748 Pts	64-Core 1,420 88% 1,420 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Lighting 302 Reflection 254 Parallax 294 246% 283 fps	MRender 316 Gravity 237 Splatting 176 191% 243 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$85 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	646% Outstanding	Read 7,056 Write 63.6 Mixed 126 SusWrite 28.9 378% 1,819 MB/s	4K Read 897 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 7.7 1,372% 303 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 646% Great: 442%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 190GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 307 303 301 304 305 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 476 Mixed 404 SusWrite 298 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 54 181% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: HP34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 168 174 174 173 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 164 Mixed 79 SusWrite 171 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 114%
Amd-raid WDS100T3X0C-00SJ 1TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 635GB free Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 22% Great: 353%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 04CB DDR4 3000 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 04CB DDR4 3000 32GB 110 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 25.3 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 26.5 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 102%

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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) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,169x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,899x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,831x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,433x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,350x
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	1,055x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,007x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,992x
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	971x

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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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16