MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	76.8% 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	57.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	40.7 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 07:38
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	LBN-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 88.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 246 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 787 78% 634 Pts	64-Core 1,036 64% 1,036 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 88.9% 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	76.8% Very good	Lighting 93.3 Reflection 106 Parallax 96.3 76% 98.5 fps	MRender 93.4 Gravity 96.6 Splatting 96.6 78% 95.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 49 32 23 51 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 452 Write 295 Mixed 318 SusWrite 51.2 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 44.4 4K Mixed 22.1 92% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 156 124% 176 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 100%
HS-SSD-C100 960GB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 649GB free Firmware: R0831B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 107 7.3 11 168 9.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 482 Write 411 Mixed 368 SusWrite 116 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 47.4 4K Mixed 18.1 82% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 0.6 35% 82.9 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 99%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 391 386 395 192 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 492 Write 400 Mixed 393 SusWrite 311 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 41.3 4K Mixed 22.5 97% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 49.4 69% 130 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 100%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 55 50 50 52 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 459 Write 350 Mixed 308 SusWrite 79.1 66% 299 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 42.7 4K Mixed 21.7 91% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 155 120% 167 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.3% 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 as expected (45^th percentile)	68.9% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 21 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 23.3 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 68.9% 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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $253Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,180x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,917x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,835x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,437x
RTX 2060Nvidia $291Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,356x
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: $824

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