MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 207% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 199% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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	200% 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	73.1% 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	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221021
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '23 at 17:12
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$294 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 153 2-Core 285 100% 179 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,106 103% 856 Pts	64-Core 1,318 82% 1,318 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 below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	200% Outstanding	Lighting 249 Reflection 268 Parallax 519 203% 345 fps	MRender 416 Gravity 218 Splatting 342 266% 325 fps
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 200% 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: 111 109 111 113 111 112 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 470 Write 114 Mixed 172 SusWrite 111 47% 217 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 36.8 136% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 110 86% 118 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 100%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 261GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 465 462 476 458 349 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 479 Mixed 444 SusWrite 444 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 58.7 194% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%
Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB 10,731 User benchmarks, average bench 376% 601GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2360 2363 2363 2362 2262 1539 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	380% Outstanding	Read 2527 Write 2,366 Mixed 2293 SusWrite 2,208 529% 2,349 MB/s	4K Read 68.2 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 93.3 301% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,208 DQ Write 1063 DQ Mixed 1,123 845% 1,131 MB/s
Poor: 236% ↑ This bench: 380% Great: 477%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 303GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 116 116 117 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 112 Write 108 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 116 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65.4% 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)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 45.3 MC Write 46.3 MC Mixed 36.2 122% 42.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 54.6 SC Mixed 36.1 109% 38.3 GB/s	Latency 47.1 85% 47.1 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% 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"	1920 1080	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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,150x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,885x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,823x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,345x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,156x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,224x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,048x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,003x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,987x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,460x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	967x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $840

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16