MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	43.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

High background CPU (21%). 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	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	16.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '21 at 20:28
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (47^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-$136 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 88.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 273 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 776 81% 651 Pts	64-Core 729 45% 729 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E289) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.3% Average	Lighting 55.4 Reflection 60 Parallax 76 45% 63.8 fps	MRender 54.2 Gravity 53.7 Splatting 41.2 40% 49.7 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 477 Write 434 Mixed 414 98% 442 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 46.4 161% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 287 234% 332 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 150GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 94 91 92 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 91.8 Write 98.2 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 92.8 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 568GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 147 146 149 149 150 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 114 Mixed 85.9 SusWrite 147 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 750GB 1,494 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 247GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 42 42 43 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 39.4 Write 40.5 Mixed 23.6 SusWrite 42.4 49% 36.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 42%
FINIS FINIS 4GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 2GB free, PID f070 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 3.9 3.1 4.7 4.1 3.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.44% Terrible	Read 10.5 Write 3 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 3.8 5% 4.75 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.44% Great: 3%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 17,029 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.1% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 19.9 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 18.6 48% 17 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 108%

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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	7	5	60	27"	1280 720	ACI27A1 VS278

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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 $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,189x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,931x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,840x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,440x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,360x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,166x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,230x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,058x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,997x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,463x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16