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MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	150% 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	354% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '23 at 11:00
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$130 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 744 80% 637 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 206 Parallax 202 181% 210 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 152 Splatting 134 127% 159 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 500GB 1,856 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2235 2171 1437 700 689 690 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	354% Outstanding	Read 2,463 Write 2299 Mixed 2,237 SusWrite 1,320 467% 2,080 MB/s	4K Read 70 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 96.7 315% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,891 DQ Write 1,544 DQ Mixed 1,666 1,262% 1,701 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 354% Great: 354%
Kingston A400 240GB-$25 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 0GB free Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 282 112 112 63 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 444 Mixed 431 SusWrite 188 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 32.5 162% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 48.8 112% 232 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$34 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 0GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 109 108 108 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 147 Write 132 Mixed 86 SusWrite 109 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 247% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB 795 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 29.4 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 27.3 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 104%

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 34,191 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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) - $235

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $240Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,634x
Core i5-9600KIntel $130Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	8,373x
Core i9-9900KIntel $385Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,079x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,605x
RTX 2060Nvidia $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,480x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,283x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,279x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,110x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $100Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,070x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,105x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,550x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,023x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $870

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Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $298	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $345	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $225	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350