MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	138% 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	90.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '22 at 16:07
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	BGD-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 125 2-Core 249 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 731 76% 612 Pts	64-Core 731 45% 731 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 405B) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 196 Reflection 189 Parallax 195 160% 193 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 147 Splatting 127 124% 156 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS256GMTS430S 256GB 530 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: 02J0S7JA SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 107 109 107 105 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 403 Mixed 377 SusWrite 134 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 46.8 163% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 97.7 118% 205 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 98%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 671GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 106 107 107 106 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 65.5 Write 75.5 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 104 57% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 47% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 19,779 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 26.4 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 27 78% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 96%

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

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

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	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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