MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 163% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 149% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	199% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	16.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '22 at 23:40
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing way below expectations (17^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-$375 490,622 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 84.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 779 78% 617 Pts	64-Core 906 61% 906 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$700 303,019 User benchmarks, average bench 209% Gigabyte(1458 4061) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	199% Outstanding	Lighting 255 Reflection 240 Parallax 264 206% 253 fps	MRender 299 Gravity 224 Splatting 166 189% 229 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 229%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B 500GB 11,788 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 482 Write 394 Mixed 276 85% 384 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 39.7 141% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 283 227% 321 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 116%
SHGS31-1000GS-2 1TB 11,452 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 437GB free Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 369 418 394 390 385 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 446 Mixed 398 SusWrite 378 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 35.2 123% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 2,924,461 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 311GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 170 Write 166 Mixed 102 108% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 11,424 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	63.5% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 21.5 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 13.2 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 63.5% 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 68: 7R 7G 12B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
68%	47%	55	278	204	144	27"	2560 1440	AOC2702 Q27G2G4

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 53,546 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 94%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 95%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $137

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $199Bench 94%, 325,710 samples	14,572x
Core i7-9700KIntel $375Bench 97%, 490,622 samples	13,058x
Core i9-9900KIntel $599Bench 96%, 491,747 samples	5,633x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 578,095 samples	5,141x
RTX 2060Nvidia $390Bench 88%, 563,057 samples	4,346x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 105%, 447,254 samples	3,947x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 106%, 758,178 samples	2,491x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 113%, 551,205 samples	1,878x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $71Bench 292%, 404,348 samples	1,847x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 576,559 samples	4,378x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $72Bench 82%, 576,174 samples	3,173x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 84%, 341,100 samples	1,887x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $994

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $345	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16