MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.8% 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	52.9% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	9.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '24 at 02:34
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 83.7 1-Core 125 2-Core 252 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 668 74% 582 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Zotac(19DA 3595) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.8% Average	Lighting 52.5 Reflection 57.7 Parallax 52.5 43% 54.2 fps	MRender 63.9 Gravity 50 Splatting 46.6 43% 53.5 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$100 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 276GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 77 82 80 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 410 Write 82.4 Mixed 119 SusWrite 79.9 38% 173 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 19.1 85% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 86.1 DQ Mixed 114 90% 127 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 128%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 341GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 414 424 456 459 457 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 350 Write 216 Mixed 323 SusWrite 440 75% 332 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 28.5 115% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 170 159% 242 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 102%
Kingston SA400M8120G 120GB 7,130 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 26GB free Firmware: SBFK61E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 4.2 41 13 87 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 415 Write 265 Mixed 282 SusWrite 61 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 68.6 4K Mixed 28 117% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 192 168% 246 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 87%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 724GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 125 126 124 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 131 Write 120 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 124 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 69%
Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320GB-$59 15,217 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 72GB free Firmware: PB3OCA1G SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 47 50 48 50 50 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Read 61 Write 50.6 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 48.7 35% 47.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVGB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVGB 32GB 150 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.5 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 22.1 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 18: 0P 1R 4G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
18%	30%	20	214	58	60	24"	1920 1017	ACR0575 ED273

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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 $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,270x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,990x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,879x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,470x
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,377x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,190x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,237x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,066x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,015x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,011x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,473x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	979x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359