MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	100% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	17.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '21 at 06:28
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 80.5 1-Core 142 2-Core 284 91% 169 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 728 79% 625 Pts	64-Core 716 44% 716 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 109 Parallax 124 99% 118 fps	MRender 170 Gravity 123 Splatting 102 104% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0328D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,741 Write 489 Mixed 174 172% 802 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 79 4K Mixed 45.2 146% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 454 DQ Mixed 140 174% 302 MB/s
Poor: 139% Great: 271%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 82GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 469 460 427 431 427 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 423 Write 400 Mixed 365 SusWrite 443 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 48.2 161% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 355 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%
Crucial BX500 960GB-$54 11,103 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 192GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.3 5.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 435 Write 390 Mixed 361 SusWrite 61.6 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 24.2 104% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 42.3 91% 182 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 91%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 1.5TB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 422 403 412 407 407 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 378 Write 412 Mixed 320 SusWrite 414 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 45.3 156% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 225 201% 306 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	77.4% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 25.2 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 23.4 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 79.5 50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 47: 7R 2G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
47%	23%	64	311	244	165	27"	2560 1440	DEL41D9 DELL S2721DGF

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,124x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,858x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,806x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,337x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,142x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,983x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	962x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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