MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 163% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 160% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	172% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	338% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '22 at 03:39
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (46^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 288 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 934 87% 724 Pts	64-Core 1,357 84% 1,357 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Zotac(19DA 1653) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Lighting 260 Reflection 298 Parallax 244 212% 267 fps	MRender 265 Gravity 166 Splatting 136 148% 189 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 702GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1392 1561 2075 2131 2136 2115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	338% Outstanding	Read 2,324 Write 2,204 Mixed 2,083 SusWrite 1,902 479% 2,128 MB/s	4K Read 66.2 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 87.6 284% 96.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,015 DQ Write 810 DQ Mixed 875 665% 900 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 338% Great: 488%
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$31 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 233GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 200 195 196 197 197 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 486 Write 420 Mixed 331 SusWrite 227 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 34.5 116% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 239 196% 283 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 518GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 171 173 172 174 171 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 166 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 171 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 114%
Seagate Portable 2TB 11,289 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 123 122 120 130 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 101 Write 130 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 124 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 68%
Seagate Portable 5TB 3,819 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2TB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 34 37 35 34 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 31.4 Write 36.8 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 34.2 23% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.3 141% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 67%
USB Flash Drive 32GB 615 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 16GB free, PID 5598 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 4.1 1.9 5.2 6 6.1 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	10.4% Very poor	Read 31.7 Write 10 Mixed 6 SusWrite 4.8 14% 13.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 2.3 136% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVRB 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVRB 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 27.6 92% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 29.2 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 93%

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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) - $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	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	1,455x
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