MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	110% 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	309% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

4 months ago, 3 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 960 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '24 at 22:44
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$245 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 301 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,107 102% 853 Pts	64-Core 1,115 69% 1,115 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 4630) CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 4250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 169 Parallax 138 120% 151 fps	MRender 161 Gravity 112 Splatting 98.4 98% 124 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 580GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 975 1037 1025 980 978 1000 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 2,487 Write 2,361 Mixed 1,728 SusWrite 999 424% 1,894 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 83.1 274% 95.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,652 DQ Write 1,224 DQ Mixed 1,400 1,057% 1,425 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 372%
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209 7,834 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 41GB free Firmware: LAEi SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 165 164 152 151 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 351 Write 199 Mixed 241 SusWrite 156 53% 237 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 36.9 145% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 128 126% 202 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 82%
Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016)-$62 7,846 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 877GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 158 157 157 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 154 Write 153 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 157 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 1x31GB 139 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1 of 4 slots used 31GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	63.4% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 18.3 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 21.8 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 53 75% 53 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 91%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 64: 0P 5R 10G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
55%	38%	55	216	59	240	15.7"	1296 960	AUS25A9 VG259QM

History: Score 55: 0P 5R 7G 9B | Score 64: 0P 5R 10G 9B

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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 $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,189x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,933x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,840x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,440x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,360x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,167x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,230x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,058x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,997x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,464x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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