MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99% 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	31.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '22 at 14:58
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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-$207 312,685 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 270 96% 167 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 774 84% 653 Pts	64-Core 766 51% 766 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$410 344,461 User benchmarks, average bench 105% Gigabyte(1458 2313) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.10.2 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 141 Parallax 184 96% 148 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 129 Splatting 95 102% 113 fps
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 115%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 45,921 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 77 61 50 62 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 412 Write 95.7 Mixed 175 SusWrite 60.1 40% 186 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 8.6 38% 9.73 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$75 338,612 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 29.3 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 26.9 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 56 72% 56 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 111%

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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	34.1"	1280 720	GSM76FD LG ULTRAWIDE

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Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 95%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $400

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $207Bench 94%, 312,685 samples	15,105x
Core i7-9700KIntel $390Bench 97%, 539,156 samples	13,699x
Core i9-9900KIntel $625Bench 95%, 475,755 samples	5,975x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $500Bench 118%, 623,566 samples	5,307x
RTX 2060Nvidia $289Bench 88%, 593,655 samples	4,507x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 486,320 samples	4,118x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 106%, 751,699 samples	2,601x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 113%, 629,713 samples	1,968x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $59Bench 291%, 413,904 samples	1,906x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $58Bench 86%, 616,718 samples	4,533x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $70Bench 82%, 566,942 samples	3,274x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $75Bench 85%, 338,612 samples	1,960x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,245

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $269	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $155	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $378	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $70	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $449	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16