MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	67% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	18.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '22 at 18:24
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 947 90% 744 Pts	64-Core 1,412 87% 1,412 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3656) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 130 Parallax 135 117% 136 fps	MRender 153 Gravity 111 Splatting 97.4 96% 120 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 73 77 60 81 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 475 Write 367 Mixed 307 SusWrite 105 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 27.9 102% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 160 141% 208 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 95%
SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB 9,480 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 79GB free Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 379 301 286 286 363 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 286 Mixed 361 SusWrite 334 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 37.4 136% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 349 262% 351 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 109%
SHGP31-500GM 500GB 939 User benchmarks, average bench 301% 67GB free Firmware: 41062C20 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,527 Write 2,212 Mixed 1,760 482% 2,166 MB/s	4K Read 62.2 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 82.6 279% 98.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,086 DQ Write 762 DQ Mixed 924 690% 924 MB/s
Poor: 206% Great: 384%
Kesu USB 3.0 500GB 430 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 155GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 74.3 Write 75 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 74.8 48% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 62%
WD easystore 2648 2TB 1,980 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 879GB free, PID 2648 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 92 92 92 92 92 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 63.6 Write 63.3 Mixed 62 SusWrite 91.9 98% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.2 152% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 3x8GB 1,154 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	62.7% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 19 61% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 20.4 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 98%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,149 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,137x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,873x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,819x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,424x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,342x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,149x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $74Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,985x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,459x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	966x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $830

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16