MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 01:19
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700F-$295 54,980 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 1,024 96% 796 Pts	64-Core 1,046 65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Zotac(19DA 8630) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 164 Parallax 157 140% 164 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 130 Splatting 113 112% 140 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,426 Write 1,450 Mixed 1,744 414% 1,874 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 76.2 258% 90.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,386 DQ Write 1,085 DQ Mixed 1,216 915% 1,229 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 37GB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 315 341 299 273 222 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 424 Mixed 294 SusWrite 282 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 28.9 131% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 159 171% 287 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 198GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 103 105 105 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 87.6 Write 88.6 Mixed 64.6 SusWrite 104 63% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 109%
WD easystore 2624 5TB 2,289 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 3TB free, PID 2624 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 103 103 104 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 102 125% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.9 242% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 2x8GB 13,393 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 28.7 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 36.8 SC Mixed 28.4 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 115%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 58: 5R 8G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
58%	44%	50	103	5	144	24"	1920 1080	BNQ7F33 ZOWIE XL LCD

History: Score 38: 5R 1G 10B | Score 58: 5R 8G 9B

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,033 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,841x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,325x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16