MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	262% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '24 at 08:02
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	LBN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 151 2-Core 291 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 1084 98% 827 Pts	64-Core 1,495 92% 1,495 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$383 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 1302) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 169 Parallax 171 135% 169 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 150 Splatting 127 124% 155 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNV2S1000G 1TB 75,739 User benchmarks, average bench 260% 839GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBM02103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 713 1478 1636 1640 1656 1651 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 2,082 Write 1,662 Mixed 1,390 SusWrite 1,462 370% 1649 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 40.5 179% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 783 DQ Write 822 DQ Mixed 593 504% 733 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 352%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 2OZ 2x16GB 597 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	88.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 26.6 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 27.2 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.5% 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	69	57	60	21.5"	1920 1017	VSC6F2E VA2246 SERIES

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,194x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,937x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,844x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,444x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,361x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,169x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,231x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,060x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,999x
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: $814

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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