MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	91.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	18.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '23 at 17:06
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400-$161 22,187 User benchmarks, average bench 86% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 121 2-Core 243 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 631 69% 545 Pts	64-Core 696 43% 696 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 330F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.9% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 129 Parallax 110 95% 119 fps	MRender 94.4 Gravity 110 Splatting 105 85% 103 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,420 Write 1,372 Mixed 1,105 290% 1,299 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 71.4 236% 81.4 MB/s	DQ Read 768 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 336 304% 475 MB/s
Poor: 118% Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 204GB free Firmware: HP73 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 80 80 81 80 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 114 Write 111 Mixed 62 SusWrite 80 67% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905678-014.A00G 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 9905678-014.A00G 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 31.8 104% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 27.4 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 46: 0P 3R 7G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
46%	29%	68	189	11	144	24"	1920 1080	BNQ7F33 ZOWIE XL LCD

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,422 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $270

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,205x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,948x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,847x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,446x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,365x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,171x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,061x
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	2,001x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,464x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	974x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $838

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	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