MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 197% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 170% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	198% 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	116% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '22 at 17:38
Run Duration	355 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$136 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 154 2-Core 308 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 890 94% 752 Pts	64-Core 886 55% 886 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 8822) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Lighting 292 Reflection 256 Parallax 318 238% 288 fps	MRender 317 Gravity 241 Splatting 178 193% 245 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 165GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 447 452 450 439 442 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 487 Mixed 404 SusWrite 444 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 61.4 206% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 355 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 325 237 230 223 222 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 489 Mixed 370 SusWrite 276 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 60.4 201% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 280GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 448 453 451 440 443 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 488 Mixed 379 SusWrite 445 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 63.2 213% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 96GB free Firmware: CXB73H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 511 327 326 327 328 327 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,906 Write 1,238 Mixed 832 SusWrite 358 240% 1,083 MB/s	4K Read 58.1 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 78.3 268% 95.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,567 DQ Write 1,136 DQ Mixed 990 838% 1,231 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 236%
Lio-org FILEIO 1TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 985GB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 60 71 74 64 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 68.3 Write 74.9 Mixed 82 SusWrite 66.3 16% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 7.1 23% 6.73 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 23%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 580GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 93 92 91 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 88.9 Write 85 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 92.6 59% 80 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 74%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 110 109 111 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 138 Write 130 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 110 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 859B BLS8G4D32AESTK.M8FE 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 859B BLS8G4D32AESTK.M8FE 32GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	73.5% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 23.9 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 22.6 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns

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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 $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,189x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,931x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,840x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,440x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,360x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,166x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,230x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,058x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,997x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,463x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16