MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	68.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 10:19
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 as expected (59^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 86.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 277 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 791 84% 672 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Asus(1043 869F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.5% Good	Lighting 99.1 Reflection 99.3 Parallax 90.1 81% 96.2 fps	MRender 97.8 Gravity 90.2 Splatting 0.1 45% 62.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55 30,952 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 452GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 31 36 30 49 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 54.7 Write 54.4 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 37.6 31% 42.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.3 64% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 54%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$78 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 137 139 140 133 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 148 Write 136 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 138 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 88%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 930GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 104 101 101 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 70.9 Write 57 Mixed 12.7 SusWrite 102 44% 60.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234 3,507 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.8% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 24.1 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 22.5 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 117%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 34: 3R 3G 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
34%	14%	113	309	233	60	23.1"	1920 1080	GSM5701 W2343

History: Score 7: 0R 2G 1B | Score 34: 3R 3G 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) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,163x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,893x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,828x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,430x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,349x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,160x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,226x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,051x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,004x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,991x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	969x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $835

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16