MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	265% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (100%). 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	6.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '24 at 00:29
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700KF-$218 32,736 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 284 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 1,031 96% 799 Pts	64-Core 1,040 64% 1,040 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4072) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.61 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.7% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 116 Parallax 122 107% 123 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 98.5 Splatting 87.9 86% 108 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Lexar SSD NM620 1TB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.27 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2185 2020 1601 1086 1131 1123 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 1,944 Write 2,285 Mixed 1,749 SusWrite 1,524 423% 1,876 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 41.1 200% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 552 DQ Write 1016 DQ Mixed 105 272% 558 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 327%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 930GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 199 196 198 201 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 126 Mixed 82 SusWrite 199 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 113%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 898GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 177 182 184 183 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 172 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 182 100% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.7% Very good	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 23.8 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 19.9 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 97%

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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	70	57	170	27"	1920 1009	GBT271B G27F 2

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,191x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,934x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,840x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,441x
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	1,059x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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 $260	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 $95	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