MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.9% 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	245% 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.

High background CPU (26%). 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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '22 at 21:20
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^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-$595 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 1,017 92% 776 Pts	64-Core 1,598 99% 1,598 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Zotac(19DA 2516) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.9% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 109 Parallax 136 96% 121 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 119 Splatting 100 104% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 666GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1432 1225 1399 1474 1490 1673 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 1,999 Write 1,844 Mixed 1,577 SusWrite 1,449 386% 1,717 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 58 4K Mixed 48.9 160% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,090 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 262 280% 493 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 347%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 572GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 294 343 378 380 377 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 444 Write 438 Mixed 337 SusWrite 350 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 48.5 4K Mixed 30.3 119% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 213 166% 237 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2666 2OZ 2x8GB 6,330 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 22.3 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 32.4 SC Mixed 26 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 76: 9R 7G 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
76%	60%	43	282	201	165	23.8"	1920 1080	DELA0E7 Dell S2417DG

History: Score 43: 3R 6G 10B | Score 76: 9R 7G 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) - $140

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $450Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,279x
Core i5-9600KIntel $250Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	5,159x
Core i9-9900KIntel $595Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,530x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $500Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,602x
RTX 2060Nvidia $225Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,504x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	1,406x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	858x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	707x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $89Bench 332%, 443,394 samples	649x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $49Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,379x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	991x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	664x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,214

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $310	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $460	Crucial MX500 250GB $37
Intel Core i3-12100F $98	Nvidia RTX 3070 $568	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $164	Nvidia RTX 3050 $298	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $50	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $49	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $417	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16