MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 163% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 156% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	153% 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	48.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 19 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	10.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '21 at 00:47
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 123 2-Core 325 97% 181 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 1,207 111% 927 Pts	64-Core 1,224 76% 1,224 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Zotac(19DA 2617) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	153% Outstanding	Lighting 223 Reflection 216 Parallax 221 182% 220 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 158 Splatting 143 134% 167 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF220400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 58 66 38 30 9 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 449 Write 390 Mixed 313 SusWrite 57.8 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 16.1 76% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 97.2 DQ Mixed 32.3 45% 82.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 55%
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB 1,078 User benchmarks, average bench 315% 80GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,622 Write 2,451 Mixed 1,899 517% 2,324 MB/s	4K Read 71.8 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 104 351% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,820 DQ Write 1,452 DQ Mixed 1,594 1,204% 1,622 MB/s
Poor: 210% Great: 392%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 453GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 139 139 139 140 140 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 166 Write 154 Mixed 104 SusWrite 136 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 30.9 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 30 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 114%

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

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,101x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,829x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,795x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,414x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16