MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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	171% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 4 months ago, 2 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211117
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '24 at 16:12
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 above expectations (69^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 131 2-Core 256 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 729 78% 620 Pts	64-Core 713 44% 713 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% HP(103C 88D4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 156 Parallax 142 128% 152 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 128 Splatting 112 110% 138 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 664 402 401 400 404 403 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1,523 Write 1,370 Mixed 1,053 SusWrite 446 245% 1,098 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 58.9 4K Mixed 43 138% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 997 DQ Write 813 DQ Mixed 964 706% 925 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 302%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 123GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 279 278 278 280 280 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 382 Write 338 Mixed 297 SusWrite 289 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 48.1 4K Mixed 32.6 108% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 231 207% 313 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 118%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 193GB free Firmware: UG2204RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 187 184 203 205 137 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 377 Write 334 Mixed 174 SusWrite 205 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 24.6 4K Mixed 11.2 51% 17.1 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 78.8 DQ Mixed 30.9 41% 75.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 206 206 203 206 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 158 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 206 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/16GX KHX3200C16D4/8GX KHX3200C16D4/8GX 32GB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 20.1 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 20.7 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 101%

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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	1231	488	144	31.5"	1280 720	AUS32B2 ASUS XG32VQR

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,589 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,256x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,985x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,875x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,463x
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,374x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,188x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,236x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,065x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,014x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,009x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,471x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $837

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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