MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	144% 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.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	40.1 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	May 15 '22 at 14:06
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 671 77% 598 Pts	64-Core 701 43% 701 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3751) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	144% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 201 Parallax 188 171% 200 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 151 Splatting 133 125% 156 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,889 Write 2,020 Mixed 1,644 414% 1851 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 61.7 216% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 1,322 DQ Write 980 DQ Mixed 1,120 845% 1,140 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
WD Gold 12TB (2017)-$280 1,221 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 9TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 229 227 233 215 230 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 224 Write 212 Mixed 104 SusWrite 228 140% 192 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.2 296% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 029E CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 48GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.2% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 18.7 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 19.4 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 95%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,117x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,846x
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	2,331x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

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	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

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