MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	145% 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	141% 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 (60%). 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	17.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '24 at 03:19
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	60%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	63.2% Good	Memory 66.8 1-Core 110 2-Core 208 71% 128 Pts	4-Core 329 8-Core 420 48% 375 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti-$385 21,427 User benchmarks, average bench 145% MSI(1462 5174) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 4500 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	145% Outstanding	Lighting 196 Reflection 177 Parallax 211 160% 195 fps	MRender 298 Gravity 164 Splatting 115 148% 192 fps
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 157%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$50 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 407 217 171 124 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 1,223 Write 977 Mixed 850 SusWrite 188 180% 809 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 51.7 188% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 509 DQ Write 494 DQ Mixed 91.3 181% 365 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 242%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 264GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 364 358 86 82 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 322 Write 282 Mixed 192 SusWrite 223 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 23.1 74% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 298 222% 294 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 121%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$165 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 326GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 236 138 135 119 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 292 Write 285 Mixed 266 SusWrite 186 58% 257 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 63.7 4K Mixed 26.9 101% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 262 202% 272 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 128%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 220GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 286 281 282 292 289 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 318 Write 273 Mixed 214 SusWrite 298 62% 276 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 41.5 4K Mixed 26.9 81% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 335 248% 327 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 Kingston KHX3200C16D4/8GX 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 Kingston KHX3200C16D4/8GX 32GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance (0^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 19.8 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 12.4 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 119 34% 119 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 106%

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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	46	24	60	27"	1280 720	AUS27AF VG278

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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 $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,267x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,989x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,879x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,469x
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,376x
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	1,014x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,010x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,473x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	979x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369