MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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	99.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 21 '24 at 23:23
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$264 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 86.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 283 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 1,102 99% 836 Pts	64-Core 1,105 68% 1,105 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$266 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397D) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.44 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.4% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 117 Parallax 118 105% 122 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 104 Splatting 90.6 88% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team T253X2001T 1TB 11,283 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 749GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1024A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 398 413 412 76 9 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 501 Write 418 Mixed 384 SusWrite 263 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 28.1 126% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 45.6 87% 169 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 105%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 3TB-$79 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2TB free Firmware: CV22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 193 183 191 191 194 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 169 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 188 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2A2666C16 2x16GB 5,159 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	75.5% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 23.8 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 23.2 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 94%

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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	70	57	144	31.5"	2560 1440	SAM71E3 LS32AG55x

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $262

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,225x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,959x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,859x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,451x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,368x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,179x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,233x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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	2,004x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,467x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $852

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	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) $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