MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	158% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	May 08 '24 at 13:01
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 85.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 273 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 794 83% 665 Pts	64-Core 794 49% 794 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$459 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Nvidia(10DE 146A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	158% Outstanding	Lighting 231 Reflection 212 Parallax 205 188% 216 fps	MRender 251 Gravity 159 Splatting 130 141% 180 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU630 240GB 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: XA004R22 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 437 Write 393 Mixed 354 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 81.4 4K Mixed 34.2 128% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 218 165% 221 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 101%
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 1TB 12,662 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 560GB free Firmware: VB411D62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1324 1317 1375 1400 1401 1399 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 2,306 Write 1,390 Mixed 1,357 SusWrite 1,369 358% 1,606 MB/s	4K Read 53.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 71.8 241% 84.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,213 DQ Write 808 DQ Mixed 1,311 897% 1,111 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 330%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 50GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 137 137 138 139 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 94.6 Write 85.6 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 138 72% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH16GX4M2D3600C18 4x8GB 5,751 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.2% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 23.9 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 22.6 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 124%

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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	69	57	100	34"	1280 720	AOC3402 U34E2M

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,538 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	8,243x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,971x
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