MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 203% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 176% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	206% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	39.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	20 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '23 at 08:01
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (63^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 87.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 313 100% 186 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 884 95% 755 Pts	64-Core 897 56% 897 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Zotac(19DA 2612) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 531.29 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	206% Outstanding	Lighting 302 Reflection 285 Parallax 309 246% 298 fps	MRender 344 Gravity 250 Splatting 190 206% 261 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 82 94 96 103 94 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.3% Below average	Read 242 Write 92.3 Mixed 109 SusWrite 93.2 30% 134 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 33.1 4K Mixed 11.4 69% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 58.7 DQ Mixed 8.2 27% 61.2 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 83%
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 96GB free Firmware: O0803B5a SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 61 56 61 66 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 470 Write 389 Mixed 374 SusWrite 102 74% 334 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 48.7 162% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 257 207% 291 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 91%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 430GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 465 467 484 486 486 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 443 Mixed 412 SusWrite 476 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 47.4 167% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 356 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 178GB free Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,310 Write 1,639 Mixed 1,411 326% 1,454 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 49.7 174% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,348 DQ Write 1,095 DQ Mixed 1,227 917% 1,223 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 277%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 859B BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 26.3 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 22.9 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,094 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $285Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,126x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,859x
Core i9-9900KIntel $459Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,810x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,420x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,339x
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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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	963x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $856

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 $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