MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 138% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	135% 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	279% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '22 at 21:23
Run Duration	290 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$264 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 151 2-Core 310 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 1,230 109% 922 Pts	64-Core 1,217 75% 1,217 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Asus(1043 883C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 182 Parallax 171 154% 180 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 140 Splatting 124 122% 154 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$157 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 271GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1600 1844 1380 1042 1048 1063 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 2,118 Write 2,097 Mixed 1,396 SusWrite 1,330 389% 1,735 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 58.5 193% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,110 DQ Write 1,292 DQ Mixed 1,032 825% 1,145 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 372%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 8TB 394 User benchmarks, average bench 560% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 840 391 322 320 322 320 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 1,072 Write 846 Mixed 676 SusWrite 419 168% 753 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 77.3 4K Mixed 44.6 152% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 467 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 415 310% 413 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 867%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 6TB 2,132 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 1TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 212 221 222 283 293 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 139 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 236 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.2 202% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 293%
SABRENT DISK03 120GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 112GB free, PID 1561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 83 81 80 72 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 137 Write 105 Mixed 104 SusWrite 73.7 136% 105 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 24.8 4K Mixed 13.6 1,357% 17.3 MB/s	DQ Read 15.1 DQ Write 37.4 DQ Mixed 15.3 1,848% 22.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 149%
SABRENT DISK00 500GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 387GB free, PID 1561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 230 230 231 230 230 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 290 Write 230 Mixed 229 SusWrite 230 325% 245 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 25.7 4K Mixed 18 1,554% 20.6 MB/s	DQ Read 20.3 DQ Write 38.2 DQ Mixed 24.7 2,215% 27.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 176%
SABRENT DISK02 2TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 468GB free, PID 1561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 7.8 8.4 9.2 8.8 9.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 132 Write 120 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 9 102% 83 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 185%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 32GB 337 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 31.4 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 29.7 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%

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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) - $270

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,220x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,955x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,858x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,450x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,367x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,178x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,062x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,003x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,465x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $860

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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