MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	165% 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	55.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '24 at 03:09
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 87.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 269 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 769 81% 648 Pts	64-Core 771 48% 771 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5053) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Lighting 245 Reflection 222 Parallax 217 200% 228 fps	MRender 261 Gravity 164 Splatting 133 146% 186 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TEAML5Lite3D120G 120GB 2,389 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0302A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 36 29 34 30 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 504 Write 304 Mixed 6 SusWrite 40.3 46% 214 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 13.2 4K Mixed 20.2 75% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 14.9 73% 160 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 110%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 346GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 470 472 482 483 483 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 481 Mixed 441 SusWrite 476 107% 477 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 52.9 175% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 354 266% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.5% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 21.2 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 20.9 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 109%

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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	10	60	7.2"	1280 720	SAM08FE SAMSUNG

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,245 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,165x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,897x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,829x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,432x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,349x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,162x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,226x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,051x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,006x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,991x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	970x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	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