MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 77% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	97.1% 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	63% 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.

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

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '23 at 18:25
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$85 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 120 2-Core 238 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 640 70% 556 Pts	64-Core 661 41% 661 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.1% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 132 Parallax 122 98% 125 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 128 Splatting 112 95% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 501ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 139 133 131 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 335 Write 144 Mixed 199 SusWrite 130 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 28 114% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 141 111% 155 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 87%
Corsair MP600 PRO XT 1TB 2,467 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 235GB free Firmware: EIFM31.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1860 1740 931 743 819 802 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,480 Write 1,847 Mixed 1,650 SusWrite 1,149 346% 1,531 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 61.7 183% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1175 DQ Write 852 DQ Mixed 1,015 758% 1,014 MB/s
Poor: 237% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 507%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$32 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 440GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 96 96 98 92 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 97.9 Write 99.8 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 95.9 66% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 2x8GB 17,343 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 28.3 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 26.8 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 110%

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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	71	59	120	31.5"	1280 720	GSM7766 LG ULTRAGEAR

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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 $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,189x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,930x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,840x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,440x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,360x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,166x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,230x
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 $40Bench 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 $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $40	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