MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	159% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '22 at 14:12
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 151 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 898 94% 751 Pts	64-Core 872 54% 872 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$488 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Lighting 239 Reflection 217 Parallax 231 194% 229 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 158 Splatting 140 134% 167 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,529 Write 2413 Mixed 1,647 489% 2,196 MB/s	4K Read 74.9 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 99.1 329% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,706 DQ Write 848 DQ Mixed 1,343 979% 1,299 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 153GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,293 Write 9,349 Mixed 9,508 2,100% 9,383 MB/s	4K Read 911 4K Write 489 4K Mixed 428 2,188% 609 MB/s	DQ Read 2,253 DQ Write 1,380 DQ Mixed 1,487 1,196% 1,706 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 133%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 498GB 5,568 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 362GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 119 114 114 115 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 115 Write 87.2 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 116 72% 98 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 90%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 336GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 222 222 219 216 223 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 160 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 219 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D30AESBK.M8FE 029E CMK16GX4M2Z3600C18 859B BLS8G4D30AESBK.M8FE 029E CMK16GX4M2Z3600C18 32GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 43.6 MC Write 46.8 MC Mixed 35.7 120% 42 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 51.3 SC Mixed 33.1 101% 35.5 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,165x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,895x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,829x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,431x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,349x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,162x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,226x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,051x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,006x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,991x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	970x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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