MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	236% 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.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221021
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '23 at 09:21
Run Duration	423 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$186 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 125 2-Core 251 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 717 71% 580 Pts	64-Core 884 55% 884 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 23.11.1 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54% Above average	Lighting 68.4 Reflection 64.8 Parallax 92.2 56% 75.1 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 77.9 Splatting 47 51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC2500M8250G 250GB 1,594 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: S7780101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1207 1204 671 1086 1022 792 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 2538 Write 459 Mixed 394 SusWrite 997 239% 1,097 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 63 134% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 659 DQ Write 616 DQ Mixed 465 396% 580 MB/s
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 276%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 749GB free Firmware: SVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 472 477 481 481 483 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 420 Write 415 Mixed 411 SusWrite 477 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 14.4 4K Mixed 13.3 45% 13.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 137%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB 13,327 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 178 179 179 179 180 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 25% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905702-427.A00G 2x8GB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 23 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 30.1 SC Mixed 24.6 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 91%

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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	57	60	7.2"	1280 720	SAM0678 SAMSUNG

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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) - $268

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,207x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,949x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,849x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,446x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,366x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,171x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,061x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,002x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,464x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	974x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $836

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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