MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 181% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 152% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	192% 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	163% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '24 at 09:36
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	41%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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-$118 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 281 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 741 80% 637 Pts	64-Core 760 47% 760 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$435 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1539) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4826 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	192% Outstanding	Lighting 278 Reflection 256 Parallax 313 227% 283 fps	MRender 320 Gravity 233 Splatting 175 191% 242 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$70 12,376 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 711000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 517 511 517 537 557 561 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 1128 Write 527 Mixed 487 SusWrite 533 148% 669 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 42.2 168% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 958 DQ Write 566 DQ Mixed 558 470% 694 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 296%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 65GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 248 244 251 254 255 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 455 Write 235 Mixed 230 SusWrite 250 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 34.6 128% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 177 144% 205 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 123%
Rogueware 2.5" SATA NX100S 1TB 259 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 329GB free Firmware: H221215a SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 394 390 402 420 422 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 371 Write 428 Mixed 391 SusWrite 407 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 78.2 4K Mixed 33.8 125% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 254 186% 239 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D26BFSE.16FBD2 859B BLS8G4D26BFSE.16FB 16GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 30.6 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 28.2 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.4% 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	71	59	165	31.5"	1280 720	SAM71E4 LS32AG55x

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,459 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,216x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,953x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,856x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,449x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,367x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,174x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,062x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,003x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,465x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $814

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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