MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	41.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	18.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '23 at 06:29
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i7-9700K-$259 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 87.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 285 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 916 88% 725 Pts	64-Core 944 58% 944 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 545.84 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 124 Parallax 126 105% 126 fps	MRender 167 Gravity 109 Splatting 102 100% 126 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 269 283 269 299 301 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.8% Average	Read 60.6 Write 151 Mixed 162 SusWrite 277 37% 163 MB/s	4K Read 10.5 4K Write 30.3 4K Mixed 8.2 42% 16.3 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 191 153% 214 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 104GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 294 299 299 299 298 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 422 Write 400 Mixed 357 SusWrite 299 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 74.8 4K Mixed 43.3 143% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 344 260% 349 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB 26,055 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 5GB free Firmware: RVT21B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 325 Write 362 Mixed 360 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 63 4K Mixed 37 128% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 340 259% 350 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 52GB free Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 338 405 421 438 354 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 302 Write 364 Mixed 239 SusWrite 374 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 20.4 4K Mixed 9.2 54% 16.8 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 151 163% 272 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 125%
WD Elements 2620 2TB 1,768 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 837GB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 104 105 106 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 100 Write 99.2 Mixed 54.6 SusWrite 104 120% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.3 158% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 64%
G-DRIVE mobile 1TB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 103GB free, PID 1025 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 96 99 98 99 97 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 88.1 Write 123 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 96.1 126% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.3 164% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 27.4 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 18.6 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 91.2 44% 91.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 119%

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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%	11	107	59	165	31.5"	1280 720	AUS32E0 ASUS VG32VQ1B

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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) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,178x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,915x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,834x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,436x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,356x
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	1,057x
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	1,995x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: $821

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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