MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.8% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

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 (33^rd 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-$590 482,592 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 288 98% 174 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 1,002 97% 778 Pts	64-Core 1,550 104% 1,550 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 460,951 User benchmarks, average bench 106% Zotac(19DA 2516) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.8% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 109 Parallax 136 96% 121 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 119 Splatting 100 103% 131 fps
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$100 101,976 User benchmarks, average bench 281% 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 (21^st 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: 197% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 350%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 71,704 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 572GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 294 343 378 380 377 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th 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: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 118%

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 112%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 95%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $450

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $220Bench 94%, 312,685 samples	15,171x
Core i7-9700KIntel $413Bench 96%, 491,919 samples	13,772x
Core i9-9900KIntel $590Bench 96%, 482,592 samples	6,024x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $500Bench 118%, 623,566 samples	5,329x
RTX 2060Nvidia $249Bench 88%, 596,203 samples	4,529x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 460,951 samples	4,138x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 807,391 samples	2,620x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 113%, 629,713 samples	1,982x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $59Bench 289%, 352,302 samples	1,911x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 86%, 616,718 samples	4,561x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $62Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	3,289x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $70Bench 86%, 347,682 samples	1,972x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,310

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $469	Crucial MX500 250GB $42
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3070 $535	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $378	Nvidia RTX 3050 $320	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $62	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $17