MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 218% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 211% 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	211% 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	72.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

9 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221021
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '23 at 21:47
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	5%

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 i9-9900KF-$284 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1,106 103% 857 Pts	64-Core 1,337 83% 1,337 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6950-XT 5,274 User benchmarks, average bench 199% Asus(1043 0504) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 23.8.2 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	211% Outstanding	Lighting 266 Reflection 270 Parallax 546 217% 361 fps	MRender 438 Gravity 226 Splatting 359 279% 341 fps
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 214%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
JAJS300M120C 118GB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0201A SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 110 111 113 112 112 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 462 Write 113 Mixed 169 SusWrite 112 47% 214 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 35.5 135% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 110 85% 117 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 100%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 103GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 384 385 385 385 385 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 474 Mixed 451 SusWrite 396 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 58.5 193% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%
Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB 10,731 User benchmarks, average bench 376% 190GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2176 2102 2080 2109 2125 2106 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 2,505 Write 2,282 Mixed 2,284 SusWrite 2,116 517% 2,297 MB/s	4K Read 68.2 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 94.3 303% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,218 DQ Write 1,070 DQ Mixed 1,130 851% 1,139 MB/s
Poor: 236% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 477%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 303GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 117 117 116 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 114 Write 108 Mixed 65.4 SusWrite 116 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 4x8GB 965 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 45.5 MC Write 50.2 MC Mixed 36.4 126% 44 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 54.9 SC Mixed 35 109% 38.1 GB/s	Latency 47.4 84% 47.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	72	60	144	27"	1280 720	AUS2782 VG279

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,186x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,926x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,839x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,439x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,359x
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	1,058x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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 $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $820

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 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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