MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 189% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 171% 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	193% 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	57% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '22 at 01:56
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

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 i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 286 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 874 89% 721 Pts	64-Core 1,108 68% 1,108 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti 16,406 User benchmarks, average bench 232% Nvidia(10DE 1618) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 522.25 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	193% Outstanding	Lighting 255 Reflection 300 Parallax 336 208% 297 fps	MRender 382 Gravity 303 Splatting 201 232% 296 fps
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 247%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 33 60 23 28 36 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 447 Write 67.2 Mixed 258 SusWrite 39.1 44% 203 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 16.8 97% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 34.8 69% 136 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 71%
Corsair MP600 CORE 2TB 1,984 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 292GB free Firmware: EGFM52.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 564 290 371 323 298 288 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 287 Write 2,246 Mixed 274 SusWrite 356 182% 791 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 7.7 96% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 497 DQ Write 519 DQ Mixed 402 331% 473 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 442%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 488GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 149 152 150 151 150 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 137 Write 168 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 150 87% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 362% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 110%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 448GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 154 153 154 155 156 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 155 Write 150 Mixed 90.6 SusWrite 154 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 30.4 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 29.7 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 114%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,124x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,855x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,806x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,335x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,142x

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	1,982x
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: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

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 $178	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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16