MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 148% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	149% 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.
Boot Drive	216% 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	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	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '21 at 16:55
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$292 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 123 2-Core 301 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,050 99% 821 Pts	64-Core 1,573 97% 1,573 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87B8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 220 Reflection 201 Parallax 190 180% 204 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 150 Splatting 135 127% 158 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 653 803 759 865 319 264 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,487 Write 1095 Mixed 1,011 SusWrite 610 235% 1,051 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 76.4 262% 91.3 MB/s	DQ Read 804 DQ Write 914 DQ Mixed 320 390% 679 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 797GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 200 200 199 198 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 138 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 197 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 724GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 159 161 162 157 163 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 144 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 158 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 107%
Seagate Expansion+ Desk 4TB 1,088 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 791GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 124 125 125 124 122 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 102 Write 116 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 120 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.5 265% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.2% Very good	MC Read 25 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 21.6 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 23 68% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 74%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 66: 7R 6G 13B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
66%	46%	56	312	233	240	24.5"	1920 1080	DELA161 AW2521HF

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,278 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,174x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,905x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,832x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,434x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,353x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,163x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,227x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,055x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,007x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,992x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	972x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $806

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16