MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	140% 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	44.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '21 at 19:52
Run Duration	308 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 293 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 946 92% 755 Pts	64-Core 1,198 74% 1,198 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	140% Outstanding	Lighting 199 Reflection 192 Parallax 185 162% 192 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 150 Splatting 131 124% 154 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 128 14 84 9.8 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 497 Write 388 Mixed 411 SusWrite 86.4 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 13.9 4K Mixed 1.2 41% 12 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 0.3 51% 123 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 100%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 467GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1417 1420 1437 1225 98 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,496 Write 1,395 Mixed 1,063 SusWrite 948 275% 1,225 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 74.9 255% 88.7 MB/s	DQ Read 686 DQ Write 946 DQ Mixed 273 358% 635 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 295%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 126GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 158 171 161 153 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 170 Mixed 119 SusWrite 157 116% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M8C3200C16 2x8GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.9% Good	MC Read 23.4 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 19.5 63% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 21 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 76: 10R 8G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
76%	53%	38	335	272	240	24.5"	1920 1080	DELA161 AW2521HF

History: Score 48: 4R 5G 13B | Score 78: 9R 7G 12B | Score 76: 10R 8G 2B

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,135x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,868x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,817x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,424x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,342x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,146x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,985x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,459x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	966x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16