MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	116% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	210% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 months ago, 3 months ago, 1 month ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211117
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '24 at 22:07
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	39%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 82.5 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 600 66% 523 Pts	64-Core 654 40% 654 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% HP(103C 88D4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 148 Parallax 139 128% 148 fps	MRender 161 Gravity 121 Splatting 106 103% 129 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$40 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 672 404 404 407 405 403 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,948 Write 1,790 Mixed 1,287 SusWrite 449 305% 1,368 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 62.9 205% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 877 DQ Mixed 1,003 732% 953 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 302%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 83GB free Firmware: UG2204RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 91 125 82 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 384 Write 347 Mixed 286 SusWrite 99.5 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 30.4 4K Mixed 7.5 51% 18.2 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 68.1 DQ Mixed 32.6 40% 72.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 61%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 115GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 278 280 279 278 279 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 438 Write 407 Mixed 321 SusWrite 294 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 67.3 4K Mixed 40.4 135% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 224 204% 310 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 181 208 202 212 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 190 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 203 123% 169 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/16GX KHX3200C16D4/8GX KHX3200C16D4/8GX 32GB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 19.5 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 16 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58.4% 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	52	24	144	31.5"	1280 720	AUS32B2 ASUS XG32VQR

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,302 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,178x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,914x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,834x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,436x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,356x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,165x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,229x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,057x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,995x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	972x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $821

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16