MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% 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	268% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '23 at 16:05
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$136 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 786 86% 678 Pts	64-Core 801 50% 801 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-$288 48,534 User benchmarks, average bench 122% MSI(1462 5161) CLim: 3135 MHz, MLim: 4295 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.34 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 116 Parallax 153 134% 144 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 132 Splatting 108 116% 147 fps
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 127%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green SN350 1TB 10,028 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 756GB free (System drive) Firmware: 33006000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1676 1773 1839 1457 294 150 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 1,640 Write 1,871 Mixed 1,700 SusWrite 1,198 362% 1,602 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 70 242% 89.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,286 DQ Write 1,165 DQ Mixed 1,104 862% 1,185 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 350%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 92GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 164 88 83 101 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 447 Write 412 Mixed 324 SusWrite 144 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 37.1 135% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 179 165% 253 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 88%
Seagate ST9120823ASG 120GB 208 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 101GB free Firmware: 3.ADE SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 48 51 51 50 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Read 44 Write 47 Mixed 34.6 SusWrite 50.2 32% 44 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 32%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$37 50,270 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 436GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 102 103 102 103 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 84.6 Write 88.2 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 102 61% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 18,141 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 42.3 MC Write 46.6 MC Mixed 35.5 118% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 50 SC Mixed 32 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 126%

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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	165	24.5"	1280 720	AUS25A4 VG258

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,390 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,196x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,940x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,845x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,444x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,363x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,169x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,231x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,060x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

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	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $814

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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