MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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	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	16.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '22 at 19:35
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 829 82% 670 Pts	64-Core 1,441 89% 1,441 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 93.4% 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: 4200 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 132 Parallax 137 118% 138 fps	MRender 162 Gravity 113 Splatting 98.7 99% 124 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 109% 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: 91 49 64 3.1 43 51 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Write 70.6 Mixed 310 SusWrite 50.2 33% 144 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 19.3 4K Mixed 0.3 39% 12.8 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 8.5 58% 134 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 95%
SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB 9,480 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 87GB free Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 343 323 288 288 288 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 324 Mixed 418 SusWrite 317 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 38.3 142% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 348 262% 351 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 109%
SHGP31-500GM 500GB 939 User benchmarks, average bench 301% 56GB free Firmware: 41062C20 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,620 Write 2,262 Mixed 1,789 494% 2224 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 82.2 282% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,160 DQ Write 831 DQ Mixed 1,003 747% 998 MB/s
Poor: 206% Great: 384%
WD easystore 2648 2TB 1,980 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1TB free, PID 2648 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 115 114 114 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 87.2 Write 103 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 112 127% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.3 159% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 50.4% 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 (50^th percentile)	68.1% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 21.1 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 98%

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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 32,149 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	8,137x
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 $80Bench 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: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $836

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