MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	213% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221021
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '24 at 05:47
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	PAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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 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 (59^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 264 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 734 79% 630 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-$293 48,534 User benchmarks, average bench 122% Zotac(19DA 1726) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 4250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 117 Parallax 157 136% 147 fps	MRender 206 Gravity 132 Splatting 106 116% 148 fps
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 127%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDC WDS100T2B0C 1TB 350 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 658GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1300 833 573 601 528 571 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,480 Write 1783 Mixed 1,456 SusWrite 734 307% 1,363 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 62.3 203% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,113 DQ Write 932 DQ Mixed 1,042 775% 1,029 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 280%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.5% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 21 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 21.7 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 110%

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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	18.5"	1280 720	GSM5ACD LG HD

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,341 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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,186x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,926x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,839x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,439x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,359x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,165x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,229x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,058x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,997x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,463x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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