MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	120% 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	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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '21 at 19:19
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th 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-$259 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 107 2-Core 207 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 623 61% 500 Pts	64-Core 597 37% 597 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 1E84) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 153 Parallax 154 130% 156 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 134 Splatting 117 116% 147 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$35 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2013 Write 2,058 Mixed 1,684 428% 1,919 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 63.7 218% 78.7 MB/s	DQ Read 991 DQ Write 673 DQ Mixed 804 608% 823 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$39 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 226GB free Firmware: 0001TSM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 75 74 75 76 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 59.5 Write 78 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 73.9 47% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 58%
Buildwin Media-Player 8GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	3.62% Terrible	Read 6.2 Write 6 Mixed 6 SusWrite 6.3 8% 6.12 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 3.62% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 28.5 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 25.4 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 33: 5R 0G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
33%	25%	53	320	240	144	23.5"	1536 864	VSC36AF VX2458 Series

History: Score 8: 1R 0G 3B | Score 33: 5R 0G 8B

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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 $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,176x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,912x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,834x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,436x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,356x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,165x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,229x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,056x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,995x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	972x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $830

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16