MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 260% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 254% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	288% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	47.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (15%). 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	21.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	14.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '23 at 21:46
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 89.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 896 87% 714 Pts	64-Core 1379 85% 1379 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-$990 22,998 User benchmarks, average bench 290% Gigabyte(1458 40BC) CLim: 3135 MHz, MLim: 5600 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	288% Outstanding	Lighting 427 Reflection 423 Parallax 507 348% 452 fps	MRender 552 Gravity 365 Splatting 263 307% 394 fps
Poor: 263% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 305%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: V2.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 103 57 67 67 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 404 Write 253 Mixed 284 SusWrite 70.7 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 50.6 4K Mixed 10.8 75% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 14.3 39% 81.4 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 83%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 184GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1108 1581 1815 1922 1827 1799 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,251 Write 1,971 Mixed 1232 SusWrite 1,675 399% 1,782 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 61.8 203% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,019 DQ Write 714 DQ Mixed 883 655% 872 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 393%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 678GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 175 176 172 173 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 166 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 173 97% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30BESBK.8FD 4x8GB 783 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.3 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 21.7 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 121%

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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	100	34"	1280 720	MSI1462 MSI MAG341CQ

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,150x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,885x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,823x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,345x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,156x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,224x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,048x
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	1,987x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,460x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	967x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $840

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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16