MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	55.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	17 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '24 at 10:07
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	3%

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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 i9-9900K-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 150 2-Core 271 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 1,029 95% 795 Pts	64-Core 1,530 95% 1,530 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 37D9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.1% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 112 Parallax 112 92% 112 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 102 Splatting 94.4 89% 111 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$39 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,897 Write 1,437 Mixed 1,260 340% 1,531 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 69.6 226% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,012 DQ Write 728 DQ Mixed 898 663% 879 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 101GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 473 477 476 479 479 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 483 Mixed 410 SusWrite 476 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 53.4 177% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 126 129 129 129 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 132 Write 122 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 127 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT16G4D26BFT4.C16FD 4x16GB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	88.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 27.4 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 38.4 SC Mixed 29.2 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 112%

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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	69	57	60	23.8"	1280 720	DELD0D9 DELL P2419H

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,132x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,862x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,813x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,422x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,341x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,145x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,984x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,457x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	965x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16