MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	36.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	16.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '21 at 22:04
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 79.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 284 89% 166 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 1,011 95% 791 Pts	64-Core 1,111 69% 1,111 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FE0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.9% Good	Lighting 77.7 Reflection 84.8 Parallax 75.2 63% 79.2 fps	MRender 63.5 Gravity 76.4 Splatting 66.6 56% 68.8 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4004RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 56 22 27 8.7 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 433 Write 81.4 Mixed 293 SusWrite 45 47% 213 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 20.6 4K Mixed 5.3 44% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 73.7 DQ Mixed 35.8 42% 72.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 520GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 149 149 149 146 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 192 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 148 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CM4X4GF2400C16N2 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CM4X4GF2400C16N2 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 27.5 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 22.9 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 50: 5R 5G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
50%	47%	43	284	233	144	23.5"	1920 1080	ACR06A7 KG241Q P

History: Score 14: 0R 2G 8B | Score 50: 5R 5G 10B

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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	8,104x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,832x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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