MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 14:26
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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 i9-9900K-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 312 101% 186 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 1,192 107% 902 Pts	64-Core 1,620 100% 1,620 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4072) CLim: 2182 MHz, MLim: 3800 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 126 Parallax 132 118% 134 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 108 Splatting 94 92% 115 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 64GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,365 Write 1,651 Mixed 1,456 404% 1,824 MB/s	4K Read 62.9 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 82.1 279% 97.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,183 DQ Write 923 DQ Mixed 1,030 777% 1,046 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0A- 240GB 15,164 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4,998 Write 27.9 Mixed 53.5 1,212% 1,693 MB/s	4K Read 579 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3.5 24,550% 195 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 160%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65 38,251 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.1% Very good	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 21.1 78% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 24.9 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 122%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 46: 4R 6G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
46%	58%	31	110	7	240	24.5"	1920 1080	BNQ7F58 ZOWIE XL LCD

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,102x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,831x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,796x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,133x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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