MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 251% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 234% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	307% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	87.7% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	44.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '23 at 18:11
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$184 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 83.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 252 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 793 77% 632 Pts	64-Core 1,006 62% 1,006 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,791 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Gigabyte(1458 40BF) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 537.42 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	307% Outstanding	Lighting 454 Reflection 506 Parallax 640 370% 533 fps	MRender 481 Gravity 517 Splatting 282 335% 427 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 254 245 247 231 233 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 482 Write 387 Mixed 310 SusWrite 257 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 36 127% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 265 209% 292 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1899 2031 2074 2091 2092 2091 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 1,944 Write 2,064 Mixed 1,920 SusWrite 2,046 450% 1,993 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 65.7 210% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,016 DQ Write 891 DQ Mixed 952 714% 953 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 435%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 182GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 18 18 22 22 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 11 Write 120 SusWrite 20 36% 50.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 110%
Clover CD103SJ 1TB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 56GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 100 119 100 117 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 158 Write 36.4 Mixed 58.6 SusWrite 109 66% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.3 230% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 5,791 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	68.6% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 22.2 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 20.2 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 134%

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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	59	165	31.5"	1280 720	GSM5BD3 LG ULTRAGEAR

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,189x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,929x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,840x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,439x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,360x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,166x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,230x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,997x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,463x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $826

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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