MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	155% 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	94.8% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '21 at 21:58
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 86.1 1-Core 141 2-Core 275 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 814 81% 660 Pts	64-Core 809 50% 809 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.37 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	155% Outstanding	Lighting 208 Reflection 192 Parallax 225 169% 208 fps	MRender 262 Gravity 207 Splatting 163 167% 210 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$33 33,719 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 53 80 118 157 200 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 1,225 Write 36 Mixed 66.9 SusWrite 106 76% 358 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 33.8 4K Mixed 37.6 120% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 35.3 DQ Write 32.2 DQ Mixed 35 26% 34.2 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 216%
SMI B17A 1TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 954GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 424 422 414 411 416 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 499 Write 438 Mixed 399 SusWrite 414 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 27.7 127% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 26 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 29.5 39% 67.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GB 213 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 26.4 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 25.1 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.3% 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 51: 5R 5G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
51%	16%	129	283	213	60	24.1"	1920 1200	DELF016 DELL U2410

History: Score 30: 2R 4G 8B | Score 51: 5R 5G 11B

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,472 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $270

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,220x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,955x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,858x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,450x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,367x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,178x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,062x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,003x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,465x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $860

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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