MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 180% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	190% 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	176% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '23 at 18:22
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 640 78% 600 Pts	64-Core 646 40% 646 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1539) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	190% Outstanding	Lighting 275 Reflection 252 Parallax 312 224% 280 fps	MRender 314 Gravity 230 Splatting 175 188% 239 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$70 12,376 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: 711000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 516 831 766 746 422 203 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 1,071 Write 1,782 Mixed 1,366 SusWrite 580 272% 1,200 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 57.5 197% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,257 DQ Write 397 DQ Mixed 266 343% 640 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 296%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 166GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 208 198 205 204 223 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 426 Mixed 375 SusWrite 216 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 45.1 149% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 272 227% 329 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 123%
Rogueware 2.5" SATA NX100S 1TB 259 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 469GB free Firmware: H221215a SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 435 433 438 430 441 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 385 Write 448 Mixed 392 SusWrite 438 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 35.1 132% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 253 184% 235 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D26BFSE.16FBD2 859B BLS8G4D26BFSE.16FB 16GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	94% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 30.3 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 27.3 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 101%

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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	70	59	240	24.5"	1280 720	DELA102 DELL AW2518HF

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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	8,176x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,914x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 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: $830

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	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