MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	67% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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 @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '21 at 01:24
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^th 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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	75.9% Very good	Memory 92.7 1-Core 141 2-Core 246 91% 160 Pts	4-Core 343 8-Core 349 46% 346 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67% Good	Lighting 83.9 Reflection 88.4 Parallax 81.6 68% 84.6 fps	MRender 89.2 Gravity 77.6 Splatting 71.9 64% 79.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS2311 1TB SSD 212 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 551GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS231123 SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 417 422 457 429 419 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 222 Write 450 Mixed 352 SusWrite 414 82% 360 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 87.5 4K Mixed 49.5 162% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 135%
Pc300 NVMe SK hynix 256GB 4,485 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 238GB free Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 402 396 409 395 392 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 972 Write 404 Mixed 506 SusWrite 394 126% 569 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 36.1 140% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 746 DQ Write 416 DQ Mixed 497 392% 553 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 142%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$71 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: MKAONS01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 126 129 129 127 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 115 Write 125 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 128 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x16GB 10,192 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	61.1% Good	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 20.6 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 21.4 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 109%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 26: 3R 2G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
26%	11%	90	244	114	60	31.5"	1920 1080	ACR0000 ED320QR S

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,114x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,840x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

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

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	997x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,454x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $15	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16