MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	18% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	14.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '21 at 20:19
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	ALB-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 879 80% 673 Pts	64-Core 1,135 70% 1,135 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 36D1) CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	18% Very poor	Lighting 22.4 Reflection 18.6 Parallax 21.3 18% 20.8 fps	MRender 25.8 Gravity 23.6 Splatting 17 18% 22.1 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03150002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 57 28 29 27 31 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	14.7% Very poor	Read 269 Write 76.8 Mixed 261 SusWrite 40.8 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1 5% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 85%
Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 256GB 2,095 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 10GB free Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,026 Write 1,077 Mixed 313 178% 805 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 40.2 159% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 286 205% 268 MB/s
Poor: 96% Great: 235%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 2x4GB 5,828 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.1% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16.6 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 23.7 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 77%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	144	24"	1280 720	AOC246A G2460

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,148x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,880x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,823x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,344x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,155x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,223x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,048x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,002x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,987x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,460x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	967x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $840

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16