MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.
Boot Drive	206% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	May 04 '22 at 12:48
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th 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-$155 321,194 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 (83^rd percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 138 2-Core 266 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 808 84% 672 Pts	64-Core 808 50% 808 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Asus(1043 8850) ≥ 4GB; DUAL-RTX3060TI-8G-MINI-V2, Asus GeForce CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 168 Parallax 156 142% 166 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 132 Splatting 102 109% 138 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 790 40 26 222 153 154 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,626 Write 1,619 Mixed 1,188 SusWrite 231 260% 1,166 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 81.5 277% 98.1 MB/s	DQ Read 847 DQ Write 969 DQ Mixed 611 542% 809 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 295%
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB-$80 4,893 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 13GB free Firmware: 2.22 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 401 Write 250 Mixed 284 69% 312 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 40.9 156% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 244 190% 263 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 91%
Kingston SSDNow SNV Series 128GB 1,098 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 119GB free Firmware: D100309a SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 172 175 165 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 207 Write 159 Mixed 102 SusWrite 172 36% 160 MB/s	4K Read 10.1 4K Write 17.9 4K Mixed 7.8 35% 11.9 MB/s	DQ Read 10.1 DQ Write 19.7 DQ Mixed 9.6 9% 13.1 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 30%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 685GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 227 229 229 227 227 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 129 Write 145 Mixed 59.4 SusWrite 227 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.4 135% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 132 131 135 130 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 96.2 Write 130 Mixed 77 SusWrite 129 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.7 192% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 34.7 113% 39.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 29.3 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,837x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,453x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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