MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	130% 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	201% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	41.2 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221021
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '23 at 03:52
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing way below expectations (13^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-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 103 2-Core 165 69% 116 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 395 55% 409 Pts	64-Core 483 30% 483 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 405A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.40 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	130% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 173 Parallax 168 151% 176 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 131 Splatting 111 112% 142 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1XHE-00AFY0 1TB 4,117 User benchmarks, average bench 407% 313GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614900WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1011 884 1283 874 709 646 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,838 Write 1,878 Mixed 1,514 SusWrite 901 344% 1,533 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 41.3 4K Mixed 43.4 123% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 857 DQ Write 659 DQ Mixed 889 630% 802 MB/s
Poor: 226% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 607%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 223GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 96 94 95 97 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	50% Above average	Read 80.5 Write 97.5 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 93.8 63% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 68% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 324GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 94 101 95 98 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 81.8 Write 114 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 95.2 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 36% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 406GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 97 103 101 100 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 77.2 Write 101 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 96.8 62% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 64% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 106%
WD Game Drive 5TB 467 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 168GB free, PID 2630 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 45 60 60 55 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 82.7 Write 82.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 54 93% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 48GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 21.9 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 10.5 34% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 79 51% 79 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 98%

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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: 0P 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	32	10	60	24"	1280 720	BNQ78A7 BenQ GL2450H

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,181x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,918x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,837x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,437x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,358x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,165x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,229x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,058x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,996x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,463x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16