MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	151% 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	121% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	20 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '23 at 19:14
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400-$160 22,187 User benchmarks, average bench 86% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 122 2-Core 242 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 686 73% 584 Pts	64-Core 719 44% 719 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 883A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 225 Reflection 207 Parallax 202 183% 211 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 149 Splatting 132 127% 159 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 630 535 536 550 552 552 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 1,167 Write 895 Mixed 125 SusWrite 559 152% 687 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 40.5 4K Mixed 31.9 102% 32.8 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 67.7 DQ Mixed 55.7 74% 141 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 190GB free Firmware: HP73 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 89 89 89 91 82 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 112 Write 110 Mixed 62.9 SusWrite 87.5 68% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905678-014.A00G 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 9905678-014.A00G 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 32.3 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 28 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

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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	71	59	144	0"	1280 720	BNQ7F33 ZOWIE XL LCD

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,536 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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,242x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,970x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,865x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,459x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,370x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,182x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,235x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,062x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,013x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,008x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,471x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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