MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	69.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	286% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221021
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '23 at 14:18
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700F-$289 54,980 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 89.9 1-Core 141 2-Core 282 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 1,002 94% 783 Pts	64-Core 1,022 63% 1,022 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC8) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.6% Good	Lighting 92.4 Reflection 88.2 Parallax 77.1 75% 85.9 fps	MRender 63.9 Gravity 79.8 Splatting 70.6 59% 71.4 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 992 1612 1768 1826 1808 1815 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 2,048 Write 1,772 Mixed 1,701 SusWrite 1,637 402% 1,789 MB/s	4K Read 53.5 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 64.6 214% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,155 DQ Write 518 DQ Mixed 894 648% 856 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 435%
Toshiba A100 240GB 5,900 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 164GB free Firmware: SBFA10.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 93 93 95 94 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 427 Write 87.4 Mixed 139 SusWrite 92.2 41% 186 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 44.2 4K Mixed 25.4 104% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 88.3 DQ Mixed 116 110% 179 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 91%
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 54,201 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 926GB free Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1834 2338 2370 2381 2375 2387 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	335% Outstanding	Read 2,080 Write 1,800 Mixed 1,662 SusWrite 2281 441% 1,956 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 64.1 216% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 1,266 DQ Write 767 DQ Mixed 984 742% 1,006 MB/s
Poor: 249% ↑ This bench: 335% Great: 623%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 147GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 125 127 125 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 132 Write 128 Mixed 66 SusWrite 125 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 96GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 100 97 108 113 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 86.9 Write 77.1 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 102 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 113%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$58 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 103 104 102 105 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 127 Write 134 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 103 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 84%
WD WD42PURZ-85B4YY0 4TB 476 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 168 165 165 168 170 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 54.5 Write 145 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 167 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 193% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFD824A.C16FBD2 Samsung M378A1G43EB1-CPB 16GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 24 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 22.5 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 76%

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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	71	60	60	23.8"	1280 720	LEN65FB LEN L24q-30

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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	8,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,920x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,837x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,438x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,359x
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