MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 197% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 199% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	208% 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	205% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221021
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '24 at 11:30
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (54^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-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 141 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 1032 93% 781 Pts	64-Core 1,465 91% 1,465 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% PNY(196E 136A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	208% Outstanding	Lighting 308 Reflection 296 Parallax 327 251% 310 fps	MRender 347 Gravity 249 Splatting 184 204% 260 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Seagate FireCuda 2TB 145 User benchmarks, average bench 286% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: C014 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 794 762 905 917 920 918 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,766 Write 2,122 Mixed 1,094 SusWrite 869 328% 1,463 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 42.2 146% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 920 DQ Write 690 DQ Mixed 763 582% 791 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 480%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 864GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 481 481 480 480 481 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 470 Mixed 447 SusWrite 478 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 46.6 157% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 201 198 200 199 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 90.1 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 199 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 162 165 161 164 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 110 Write 160 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 162 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 72% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GB 58,684 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90% Excellent	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 25.6 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 28.1 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 111%

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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	60	165	31.5"	1280 720	AUS32E0 ASUS VG32VQ1B

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,135x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,867x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,816x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,424x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,342x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,146x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,985x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,458x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	966x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $841

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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