MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	28.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	60.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '23 at 16:43
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 288 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 946 93% 759 Pts	64-Core 1406 87% 1406 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85C1) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.1% Poor	Lighting 35.3 Reflection 39.2 Parallax 36.7 29% 37.1 fps	MRender 37.1 Gravity 37.3 Splatting 26.2 27% 33.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 100 240GB-$95 9,561 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 101 119 111 109 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 387 Write 114 Mixed 236 SusWrite 110 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 72.9 4K Mixed 14.4 93% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 179 154% 231 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 83%
Hitachi HTS545025B9A300 250GB 8,875 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 13GB free Firmware: 0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 22 23 23 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 37 Write 40.3 Mixed 30.1 SusWrite 22.5 24% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 45%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 21 20 20 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 50.6 Write 39.2 Mixed 34.6 SusWrite 20.4 46% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 114% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D26BFSC.8FD2 4x4GB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	90.6% Outstanding	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 26.9 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 37.9 SC Mixed 28.7 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 117%

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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	72	60	100	27"	1920 1017	LEN66D8 G27e-20

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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 $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,175x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,908x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,832x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,435x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,354x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,164x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,228x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,056x
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	1,993x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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