MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 188% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 190% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	198% 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	263% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	May 09 '24 at 03:57
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 145 2-Core 285 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 1,045 97% 810 Pts	64-Core 1,518 94% 1,518 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$435 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Lighting 290 Reflection 257 Parallax 295 237% 281 fps	MRender 324 Gravity 236 Splatting 175 192% 245 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$157 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 264GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1086 690 719 589 452 434 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,458 Write 2,210 Mixed 1,604 SusWrite 662 387% 1,733 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 77.4 260% 91.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,131 DQ Write 820 DQ Mixed 978 730% 976 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 27GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 499 Write 481 Mixed 401 103% 460 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 55.1 182% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 466GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 121 125 122 123 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 116 Write 114 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 122 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 578GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 171 174 174 174 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 154 Mixed 85.9 SusWrite 172 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$119 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.7% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 20.5 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 21.6 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 114%

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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	144	27"	1280 720	DELA0D1 Dell S2716DG

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,452 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,215x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,951x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,854x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,448x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,366x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,174x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,062x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,003x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,465x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	974x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $814

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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