MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	88.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 10 days ago, 9 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	May 27 '23 at 02:23
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^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-$230 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 135 2-Core 263 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 736 80% 632 Pts	64-Core 779 48% 779 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$510 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 532.03 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 186 Parallax 113 103% 142 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 127 Splatting 114 113% 142 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 123%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$160 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 350GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 435 302 253 254 255 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 390 Write 438 Mixed 339 SusWrite 325 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 34.1 126% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 323 244% 327 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$41 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.2% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 16.2 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 18.8 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 109%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 1: 0P 0R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
1%	7%	15	209	59	240	24.1"	1920 1017	SAM100A LC27RG50

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $100

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $425Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	6,199x
Core i5-9600KIntel $230Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	6,045x
Core i9-9900KIntel $638Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,967x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,859x
RTX 2060Nvidia $225Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,781x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	1,638x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	977x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $118Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	833x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $55Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	759x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,573x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,154x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	758x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,155

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $300	Nvidia RTX 3060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $225	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $780	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $51

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $67	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16