MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	118% 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	323% 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	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.

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Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '23 at 13:26
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 142 2-Core 282 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 589 76% 571 Pts	64-Core 757 47% 757 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-$288 48,534 User benchmarks, average bench 122% MSI(1462 5161) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 4250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.34 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 111 Parallax 147 130% 139 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 127 Splatting 103 109% 139 fps
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 127%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green SN350 1TB 10,028 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 736GB free (System drive) Firmware: 33006000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1606 1759 1834 1955 1944 1935 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	323% Outstanding	Read 1,903 Write 130 Mixed 1,439 SusWrite 1,839 296% 1,328 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 75.3 256% 93.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,290 DQ Write 1,222 DQ Mixed 1,112 874% 1,208 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 323% Great: 350%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 92GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 175 97 90 88 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 470 Write 447 Mixed 346 SusWrite 143 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 39 141% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 184 165% 250 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 88%
Seagate ST9120823ASG 120GB 208 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 101GB free Firmware: 3.ADE SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 51 51 50 52 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	Read 55.2 Write 39.9 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 51.2 34% 45.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 32%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$37 50,270 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 436GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 102 102 103 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 120 Write 106 Mixed 73.6 SusWrite 102 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 18,141 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 44.6 MC Mixed 34.4 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 45.1 SC Mixed 30.6 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 60.1 67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 126%

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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	57	28	165	24.5"	1280 720	AUS25A4 VG258

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,390 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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,196x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,940x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,845x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,444x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,363x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,169x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,231x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,060x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,001x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,464x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $814

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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