MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.
Boot Drive	70.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (13%). 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	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '21 at 17:57
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	MUS-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 86.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 276 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 813 86% 686 Pts	64-Core 816 50% 816 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.3% 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: 471.11 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 115 Parallax 134 108% 127 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 129 Splatting 105 109% 138 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 SSD 512GB 1,022 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 405GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 8.9 62 221 11 4.9 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 485 Write 374 Mixed 362 SusWrite 108 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 21.6 119% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 109 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 25.4 74% 152 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 96%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 161 164 155 164 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 180 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 160 98% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 108%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 2,304 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 697GB free, PID 0210 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 87 87 87 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 98.4 Write 97.9 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 87.1 108% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-16GVK 04CD F4-3000C15-16GVR 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	77.7% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 24.4 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 24.5 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 95%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 29: 2R 4G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
29%	17%	78	259	116	60	18.9"	1440 900	SAM06BD SME1920W

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,118x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,848x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,332x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
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	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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