MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91.5% 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	35.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star Z390 Gaming Codex XE Plus (MS-B913)
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	17.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190423
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '24 at 06:31
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$230 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 85 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 1,067 97% 815 Pts	64-Core 1082 67% 1082 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$234 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 8C9F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.5% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 106 Parallax 110 94% 111 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 99.4 Splatting 90.4 86% 108 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$49 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 78 11 14 3.3 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 440 Write 350 Mixed 302 SusWrite 49.9 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 11.9 4K Mixed 10.6 38% 11.5 MB/s	DQ Read 95.5 DQ Write 45.5 DQ Mixed 40.7 38% 60.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 55%
Nvme WD Blue SN580 1T 1TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 10WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2308 2417 2426 2411 2421 2413 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	393% Outstanding	Read 2,587 Write 2,469 Mixed 2,152 SusWrite 2,399 541% 2,402 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 73.9 250% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,641 DQ Write 1,305 DQ Mixed 1,423 1,078% 1,456 MB/s
Poor: 230% ↑ This bench: 393% Great: 393%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CTD 8945 NMUD480E85-2666E 24GB 2667, 2667 MHz 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.7% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 13.2 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 14.1 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns

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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	45	9	144	27"	1280 720	MSI3CA7 MSI G273

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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 $230Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,373x
Core i5-9600KIntel $135Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	8,094x
Core i9-9900KIntel $387Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,922x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,507x
RTX 2060Nvidia $234Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,405x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,219x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,250x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,074x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,031x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,037x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,491x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	992x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $870

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $85
Intel Core i5-13600K $235	Nvidia RTX 4070 $499	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $342