MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 212% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 183% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	216% 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	57.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	19.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '23 at 22:17
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 87.3 1-Core 156 2-Core 313 100% 185 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 880 94% 751 Pts	64-Core 880 54% 880 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Zotac(19DA 2612) CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 531.29 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	216% Outstanding	Lighting 319 Reflection 306 Parallax 360 260% 328 fps	MRender 359 Gravity 265 Splatting 198 215% 274 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 109 112 111 94 116 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 420 Write 139 Mixed 175 SusWrite 110 46% 211 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 18.4 100% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 77.1 DQ Mixed 2.4 28% 67 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 83%
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 96GB free Firmware: O0803B5a SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 63 66 65 65 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 478 Write 390 Mixed 372 SusWrite 105 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 81.1 4K Mixed 48.6 159% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 258 207% 291 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 91%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 430GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 466 464 484 485 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 436 Mixed 429 SusWrite 475 102% 450 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 54.7 178% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 82GB free Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,380 Write 1,574 Mixed 1,410 326% 1,455 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 51 173% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,358 DQ Write 1,097 DQ Mixed 1,233 921% 1,229 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 277%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 859B BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 26.2 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 24.8 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 82%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,177x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,914x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,834x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,436x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,356x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,165x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,229x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,057x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,995x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	972x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $830

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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