MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	135% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	52.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221021
Uptime	19.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '23 at 05:40
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 284 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 951 89% 741 Pts	64-Core 1,417 88% 1,417 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 405E) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.34 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 175 Parallax 168 156% 178 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 136 Splatting 117 117% 147 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TB 11,818 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 130GB free Firmware: STNSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 686 617 560 566 560 561 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	156% Outstanding	Read 418 Write 1,695 Mixed 459 SusWrite 592 181% 791 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 52.6 178% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,254 DQ Write 890 DQ Mixed 986 760% 1,044 MB/s
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 492%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$245 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 837GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 417 460 476 478 477 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 434 Mixed 459 SusWrite 431 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 83.9 4K Mixed 50 163% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
HFS256G32TND-N210A 256GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30200P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 252 253 252 182 251 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 45% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C14 4x16GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	104% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 32.5 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 47.2 SC Mixed 31.6 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 164%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 17: 0P 2R 2G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
17%	13%	38	215	58	60	31.5"	1280 720	AUS32E0 ASUS VG32VQ1B

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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 $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,191x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,934x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,840x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,441x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,360x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,167x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,230x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,059x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,997x
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: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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