MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 187% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 167% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	200% 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	76% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '24 at 19:09
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 253 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 780 79% 642 Pts	64-Core 997 62% 997 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6950-XT 5,274 User benchmarks, average bench 199% MSI(1462 3955) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 24.1.1 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	200% Outstanding	Lighting 251 Reflection 252 Parallax 531 204% 345 fps	MRender 410 Gravity 218 Splatting 337 263% 322 fps
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 214%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
BT58SSD12S 512GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS2272P SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 417 411 246 23 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	76% Very good	Read 490 Write 446 Mixed 387 SusWrite 255 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 13 110% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 13.9 66% 148 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 92%
BT58SSD13S 1TB 208 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 180GB free Firmware: HPS2301B SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 432 65 30 31 81 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 482 Write 461 Mixed 382 SusWrite 175 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 12.8 121% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 15.2 81% 184 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 98%
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 222GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 724 555 553 555 554 558 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,610 Write 1,573 Mixed 1,221 SusWrite 583 279% 1,247 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 69.8 228% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 775 DQ Write 878 DQ Mixed 352 396% 668 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 277%
WD WD30EURS-63SPKY0 3TB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 70 68 69 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 67.7 Write 70.2 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 68.7 45% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 82%
Seagate ST4000VX000-1F4168 4TB 3,084 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 600GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 144 147 146 148 139 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 139 Write 145 Mixed 73 SusWrite 144 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 655GB free Firmware: CC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 172 177 171 173 165 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3400 C16 4x4GB 144 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 31.1 106% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 30.2 92% 32 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 118%

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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	68	56	144	31.5"	1280 720	AOC3202 32G2WG8

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,125x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,858x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,807x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,338x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,142x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,983x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	962x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $871

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16