MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	99.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	137% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '21 at 06:44
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	59.6% Above average	Memory 84 1-Core 119 2-Core 228 81% 144 Pts	4-Core 193 8-Core 272 29% 233 Pts	64-Core 270 17% 270 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 C732) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.7% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 165 Parallax 124 98% 137 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 118 Splatting 97.6 103% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB 15,205 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: V1.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 813 798 241 239 232 231 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 1,242 Write 989 Mixed 827 SusWrite 426 194% 871 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 29.6 140% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 509 DQ Mixed 63.2 152% 312 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 230%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 217 209 219 215 219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 164 Mixed 72 SusWrite 214 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 193% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 379GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 118 117 118 118 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 118 Write 112 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 117 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	58% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 18.6 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 18 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 58% 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 31: 3R 3G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
31%	32%	40	206	19	165	24.5"	1920 1080	SPT09FB Sceptre M25

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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) - $239

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,104x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,833x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $821

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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