MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	199% 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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 4 months ago, 2 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211117
Uptime	8.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '24 at 17:59
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing as expected (41^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 below expectations (38^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 132 2-Core 261 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 576 70% 539 Pts	64-Core 648 40% 648 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 91.6% 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: 546.65 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 165 Parallax 152 138% 162 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 129 Splatting 113 111% 140 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 702 401 399 399 400 399 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,966 Write 1,762 Mixed 1,249 SusWrite 450 302% 1,357 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 56.1 177% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 963 DQ Write 737 DQ Mixed 910 664% 870 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 302%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 44GB free Firmware: UG2204RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 162 72 140 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 389 Write 353 Mixed 275 SusWrite 136 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 31.8 4K Mixed 9.5 56% 19.6 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 89.9 DQ Mixed 32.3 44% 80.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 61%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 113GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 279 266 177 185 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 429 Mixed 304 SusWrite 235 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 69.1 4K Mixed 41.5 140% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 216 200% 307 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 210 211 208 211 211 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 162 Mixed 83.9 SusWrite 211 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 118% 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 below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.6% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 21.1 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 21.9 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66.6% 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 58: 0P 5R 10G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
34%	46%	26	198	26	144	31.5"	2560 1417	AUS32B2 ASUS XG32VQR

History: Score 34: 0P 4R 3G 5B | Score 58: 0P 5R 10G 3B

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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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,256x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,985x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,875x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,463x
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,374x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,188x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,236x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,065x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,014x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,009x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,471x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $837

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16