MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	135% 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	224% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '23 at 03:30
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$259 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 84.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 981 93% 772 Pts	64-Core 1,006 62% 1,006 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 179 Parallax 183 152% 183 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 158 Splatting 134 129% 161 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 340GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 634 666 670 663 621 603 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 1,852 Write 1,638 Mixed 1,228 SusWrite 643 299% 1,340 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 62.3 199% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,202 DQ Write 996 DQ Mixed 1,105 826% 1,101 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 340%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 3TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 149GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 405 446 460 460 463 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 957 Write 424 Mixed 505 SusWrite 413 127% 575 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 65.5 4K Mixed 44.4 146% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 474 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 379 290% 395 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 412%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 3TB 2,213 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 4GB free Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 144 Write 101 Mixed 51.5 72% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	70% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 21 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 21.6 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70% 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 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	70	56	0	36.1"	1280 720	TCL0000 65R635

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,176x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,914x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,834x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,436x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 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	1,057x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,995x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	972x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $830

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16