MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	76.9% 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	117% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). 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	56 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '23 at 11:45
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$250 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 1,045 96% 803 Pts	64-Core 1,056 65% 1,056 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Lighting 97.2 Reflection 93.8 Parallax 87.8 79% 92.9 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 82.3 Splatting 74.2 72% 90.7 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 464 430 423 454 480 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 444 Mixed 362 SusWrite 426 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 53.2 177% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 166 166 166 166 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 130 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 164 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.2 387% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 94%
Seagate ST4000VX000-1F4168 4TB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3TB free Firmware: CV12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 166 165 166 167 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 163 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 163 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 660 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 32.4 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 27.7 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 132%

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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	30	84.6"	1280 720	SAM733E QCQ90

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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) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,156x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,889x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,825x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,346x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,157x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,225x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,050x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,003x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,989x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,461x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	968x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $837

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16