MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	132% 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	276% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	41.3 GB free of 48 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '23 at 13:03
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th 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-$136 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 81.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 262 87% 159 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 693 76% 599 Pts	64-Core 606 38% 606 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 405A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 172 Parallax 169 152% 176 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 137 Splatting 118 118% 148 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1XHE-00AFY0 1TB 4,117 User benchmarks, average bench 407% 544GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614900WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1288 1846 1654 1697 1536 1390 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 2082 Write 2,120 Mixed 1,812 SusWrite 1,568 427% 1,895 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 54.3 195% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1075 DQ Write 592 DQ Mixed 748 579% 805 MB/s
Poor: 226% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 607%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 223GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 109 106 104 105 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 50.5 Write 96.8 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 103 58% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 76% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 246GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 150 158 155 154 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 112 Write 145 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 150 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 80% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 209 208 209 213 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 152 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 209 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 192% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%
WD Game Drive 5TB 467 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 998GB free, PID 2630 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 97 97 96 97 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 97 Write 66.5 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 97.4 107% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.7 194% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 48GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 30 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 23.4 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 98%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,359 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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,189x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,931x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,840x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,440x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,360x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,166x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,230x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,058x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,997x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,463x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16