MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	77.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	62.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 months ago, 7 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	39.6 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '23 at 07:09
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	LBN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 87.9 1-Core 122 2-Core 242 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 754 72% 593 Pts	64-Core 1022 63% 1022 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.5% Very good	Lighting 94.3 Reflection 107 Parallax 97.5 77% 99.6 fps	MRender 92.4 Gravity 97.2 Splatting 97.6 79% 95.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 51 51 49 56 52 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 376 Write 114 Mixed 315 SusWrite 65.6 48% 218 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 59.5 4K Mixed 25.5 102% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 171 158% 240 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 100%
HS-SSD-C100 960GB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 651GB free Firmware: R0831B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 84 10 12 162 8.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 465 Write 421 Mixed 356 SusWrite 115 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 0.6 74% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 86.7 DQ Write 7.6 DQ Mixed 0.6 12% 31.6 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 99%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 416 405 410 111 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 465 Write 413 Mixed 392 SusWrite 318 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 61.8 4K Mixed 26.2 110% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 48.9 98% 195 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 100%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 51 51 51 51 52 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 448 Write 356 Mixed 304 SusWrite 79.2 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 60.6 4K Mixed 24.1 100% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 161 150% 229 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D30AESB.M16FE 3x16GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3 of 4 slots used 48GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	45.6% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 14.2 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 17.2 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 92%

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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	144	24"	1920 1080	GSM5B39 24GM79G

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,135x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,868x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,816x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,424x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,342x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,146x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,985x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,459x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	966x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $841

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16