MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	88.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '24 at 11:14
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 147 2-Core 292 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 992 95% 785 Pts	64-Core 1,379 85% 1,379 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 535.98 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	88.9% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 117 Parallax 101 92% 111 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 98 Splatting 97.4 82% 101 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0A- 240GB 15,164 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF400400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 39 47 41 30 31 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 16% Great: 160%
Toshiba MK3252GSX 320GB-$70 3,538 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 132GB free Firmware: LV011C SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 40 41 40 41 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 49.7 Write 41.6 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 40.5 29% 40 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C17 4x8GB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 33 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 27.6 92% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 28.6 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 120%

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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	60	100	24"	1280 720	AUS24A4 MG248

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,128 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,135x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,867x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,815x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,424x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,342x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,146x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,985x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,458x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	965x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $841

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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