MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	85.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 (11%). 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	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '23 at 18:16
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 657 76% 593 Pts	64-Core 676 42% 676 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 1F06) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.2% Excellent	Lighting 94.3 Reflection 107 Parallax 0.3 77% 67.3 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 107 Splatting 101 101% 128 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 313GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 176 81 81 82 83 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 470 Mixed 402 SusWrite 161 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 44.8 155% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 345 262% 352 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 121%
Firm S11 128GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 53GB free Firmware: SBFM50W8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 458 467 473 465 467 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 478 Mixed 464 SusWrite 466 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 87.1 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 74.7 269% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 304 231% 312 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 144%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 691GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 104 79 55 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 164 Write 161 Mixed 37.6 SusWrite 86.1 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 122% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 21.2 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 20.6 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	57	30	60	24"	1280 720	ACR0289 S240HL

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,135x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,867x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,816x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,424x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,342x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,146x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,985x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,458x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	966x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $841

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16