MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 105% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	187% 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	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '22 at 06:48
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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 i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 958 90% 748 Pts	64-Core 1,516 94% 1,516 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 4630) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 120 Parallax 139 110% 131 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 104 Splatting 89.4 89% 112 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 522GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1795 915 202 273 303 258 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 1,466 Write 1,889 Mixed 1,472 SusWrite 624 307% 1,363 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 65.8 216% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 656 DQ Write 365 DQ Mixed 518 384% 513 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 365%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 429GB free Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2364 2383 2395 2395 2409 2363 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 1,929 Write 2237 Mixed 1,768 SusWrite 2,385 470% 2,080 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 64.4 206% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 688 DQ Write 522 DQ Mixed 618 459% 609 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 486%
Hitachi HDT721064SLA360 640GB-$135 3,861 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 596GB free Firmware: STDOA39D SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 106 106 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 100 Write 103 Mixed 55 SusWrite 106 67% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 59%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$7 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 29GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 19 8.4 18 19 19 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 128 Write 55 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 23.5 83% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3.3 221% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 2x16GB 1,776 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 29.8 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 48 SC Mixed 32.3 98% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 126%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,126x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,858x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,807x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,419x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,338x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,143x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,983x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	962x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $871

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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