MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	164% 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	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221021
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '22 at 23:22
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 614 74% 569 Pts	64-Core 575 36% 575 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 93.6% 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: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3958 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.86 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	164% Outstanding	Lighting 245 Reflection 226 Parallax 218 200% 230 fps	MRender 224 Gravity 165 Splatting 147 142% 179 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 164% 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% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,338 Write 1,994 Mixed 1,642 443% 1,992 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 64.3 208% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 922 DQ Write 704 DQ Mixed 786 595% 804 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 38GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,825 Write 6,846 Mixed 6,733 1,521% 6,801 MB/s	4K Read 425 4K Write 201 4K Mixed 234 1,050% 287 MB/s	DQ Read 1437 DQ Write 599 DQ Mixed 764 633% 933 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 133%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 6,400 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 3.5TB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 405 419 415 433 439 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 145 Write 167 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 419 140% 195 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.7 180% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 236%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 1,303 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 340GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 235 237 235 236 235 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 253 Write 223 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 235 138% 192 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.3 250% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 174%

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 below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	112% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 46.1 MC Mixed 35.2 116% 40.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 46.5 SC Mixed 31 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 112% 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	3,828x

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	1,005x

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16