MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	81.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	844% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). 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	44.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221021
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '23 at 05:09
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th 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-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 1,165 104% 876 Pts	64-Core 1,592 98% 1,592 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti-$774 46,082 User benchmarks, average bench 240% MSI(1462 5130) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.17 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (100 fps cap detected)	81.6% Excellent	Lighting 100 Reflection 100 Parallax 100 82% 100 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 100 Splatting 100 82% 100 fps
Poor: 208% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 256%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 423GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1185 894 847 899 356 3.4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	844% Outstanding	Read 8,027 Write 6966 Mixed 7,520 SusWrite 697 1,296% 5,803 MB/s	4K Read 450 4K Write 392 4K Mixed 408 1,412% 417 MB/s	DQ Read 1,056 DQ Write 835 DQ Mixed 910 691% 934 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 844% Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 900GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 155 156 153 155 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 124 Write 100 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 153 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 48GB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 29.1 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 31.3 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 107%

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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	21	1	100	34"	1280 720	MSI1462 MSI MAG341CQ

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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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,245x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,971x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,869x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,459x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,371x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,183x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,235x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,064x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,013x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,008x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,471x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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