MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	162% 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	73.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '23 at 10:25
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 (25^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 84.4 1-Core 130 2-Core 246 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 720 72% 588 Pts	64-Core 971 60% 971 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gigabyte(1458 408F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	162% Outstanding	Lighting 239 Reflection 214 Parallax 210 195% 221 fps	MRender 249 Gravity 163 Splatting 130 142% 181 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 231 121 131 72 78 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 481 Write 442 Mixed 76.9 SusWrite 155 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 56.3 4K Mixed 36.1 101% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 137 144% 238 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 548GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 91 92 91 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 165 Write 160 Mixed 87.2 SusWrite 91.4 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 160 153 162 159 163 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 95.2 Write 76.6 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 159 73% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C16/8G KHX2133C14/8G KHX2666C16/8G KHX2133C14/8G 32GB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	67.3% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 21.7 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 20.5 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 93%

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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	36	9	60	27"	1280 720	BNQ7F77 ZOWIE XL LCD

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,187x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,927x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,839x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,439x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,359x
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	1,058x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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 $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $820

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 $39	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