MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	13.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '23 at 19:10
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$230 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 1,039 96% 799 Pts	64-Core 1,066 66% 1,066 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$120 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1350 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.7.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	13.5% Very poor	Lighting 15.3 Reflection 15.6 Parallax 13.3 12% 14.7 fps	MRender 2.8 Gravity 40 Splatting 14.8 16% 19.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 56%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$50 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 355 358 347 261 259 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 390 Mixed 306 SusWrite 324 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 40.3 150% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 191 186% 296 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$54 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 24.5 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 26.7 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 11: 0P 2R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
11%	13%	23	147	59	0	23.8"	1280 720	BNQ802F BenQ BL2480T

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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) - $250

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $288Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	7,445x
Core i5-9600KIntel $180Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,194x
Core i9-9900KIntel $460Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,509x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $378Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,222x
RTX 2060Nvidia $339Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,104x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	1,980x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $50Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,119x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $119Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	964x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $80Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	921x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,837x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,350x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $54Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	897x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,008

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12400F $148	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $93	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $265	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16