MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	163% 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

7 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '23 at 12:21
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$125 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 698 82% 637 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 101%

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% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: 711000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 526 552 560 517 519 565 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 1,069 Write 506 Mixed 530 SusWrite 540 147% 661 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 45.3 176% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 962 DQ Write 559 DQ Mixed 558 470% 693 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 296%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 150GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 215 207 208 259 252 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 437 Mixed 438 SusWrite 231 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 49.1 164% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 273 228% 330 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 123%
Rogueware 2.5" SATA NX100S 1TB 259 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 319GB free Firmware: H221215a SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 411 425 422 409 432 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 346 Write 397 Mixed 417 SusWrite 418 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 32.1 126% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 261 193% 250 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.8% 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)	99.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 31.7 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 28.8 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 60.1 67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 99.2% 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	71	59	165	0"	1280 720

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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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,257x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,987x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,876x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,464x
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,375x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,188x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,236x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,065x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,014x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,010x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,471x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $837

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16