MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 147% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	161% 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	119% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '23 at 14:36
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 244 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 898 87% 714 Pts	64-Core 1,339 83% 1,339 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 221 Reflection 202 Parallax 241 180% 221 fps	MRender 252 Gravity 216 Splatting 166 168% 211 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 393 393 436 421 447 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 471 Mixed 396 SusWrite 426 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 55.1 185% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$235 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 470 454 473 482 462 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 472 Mixed 450 SusWrite 468 107% 473 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 53.7 181% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4K4266C19 4x8GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	87.3% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 26.2 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 26 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 126%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 27: 0P 2R 4G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
27%	52%	21	214	59	360	24.5"	1920 1080	BNQ7FB7 ZOWIE XL LCD

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,461 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $262

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,217x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,953x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,856x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,449x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,367x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,175x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,062x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,003x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,465x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $852

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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