MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	72.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.9% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 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	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190222
Uptime	4.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '21 at 00:25
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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-$155 321,194 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 (38^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 85.6 1-Core 138 2-Core 278 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 674 78% 608 Pts	64-Core 772 48% 772 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% EVGA(3842 1267) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.1% Very good	Lighting 91.6 Reflection 113 Parallax 71.5 75% 91.9 fps	MRender 92.4 Gravity 86.7 Splatting 72 67% 83.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 81%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B98) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	6.12% Terrible	Lighting 6.5 Reflection 7.8 Parallax 7.7 5% 7.33 fps	MRender 9.5 Gravity 7.2 Splatting 11 8% 9.23 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.12% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 368 356 240 245 171 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 345 Write 456 Mixed 325 SusWrite 284 80% 352 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 33 113% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 130 153% 264 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 110%
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 58GB free Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 211 176 140 175 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 474 Write 429 Mixed 370 SusWrite 204 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 35.4 132% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 202 187% 288 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 97%
Seagate Expansion 1.5TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 67GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 40 42 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 31.4 Write 40 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 40.5 26% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.4 144% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.1% Good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 21.2 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 21.1 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 97%

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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	BNQ7F31 BenQ XL2411Z

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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	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,842x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,327x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $37	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