MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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	106% 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	72.5% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	17.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	8.3 Days
Run Date	May 05 '22 at 21:52
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 285 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 1025 94% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,504 93% 1,504 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.3% 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 (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 130 Parallax 136 115% 136 fps	MRender 149 Gravity 111 Splatting 96.5 95% 119 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 126 55 62 31 48 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 465 Write 279 Mixed 321 SusWrite 78.1 63% 286 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 76.2 4K Mixed 30.4 125% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 158 146% 221 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 95%
SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB 9,480 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 53GB free Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 382 291 318 283 287 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 319 Mixed 424 SusWrite 314 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 43.4 147% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 351 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
SHGP31-500GM 500GB 939 User benchmarks, average bench 301% 57GB free Firmware: 41062C20 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,708 Write 2,354 Mixed 1,692 500% 2,252 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 85 283% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,124 DQ Write 788 DQ Mixed 968 720% 960 MB/s
Poor: 206% Great: 384%
Kesu USB 3.0 500GB 430 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 141GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 69 69 69 69 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 68.2 Write 68.4 Mixed 37 SusWrite 69.2 44% 60.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 62%
WD easystore 2648 2TB 1,980 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 968GB free, PID 2648 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 90 97 97 95 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 91.3 Write 95.5 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 94.8 116% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.3 159% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 47.3% 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 @ 2900 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	65.4% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 19.7 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 21.9 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 98%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,147 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,136x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,872x
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	2,148x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: $831

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) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16