MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	511% 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	20.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 03 '24 at 07:21
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$272 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 87 1-Core 116 2-Core 274 86% 159 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 939 88% 729 Pts	64-Core 1,346 83% 1,346 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 875B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 111 Parallax 141 101% 125 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 125 Splatting 106 109% 138 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$105 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 31 31 31 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	511% Outstanding	Read 5,716 Write 56.4 Mixed 114 SusWrite 29.8 308% 1,479 MB/s	4K Read 692 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 7.3 1,060% 234 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 511% Great: 488%
WDC WD30EZAZ-22SF3B0 3TB 315 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 157GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 82 103 110 103 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 94.2 Write 97.1 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 97.3 20% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 11 4K Mixed 0.6 17% 6.2 MB/s	DQ Read 0.9 DQ Write 11.5 DQ Mixed 1.6 3% 4.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 40%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 34GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 204 220 196 148 143 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 452 Write 463 Mixed 392 SusWrite 185 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 35.5 126% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 307 223% 286 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 95%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 23GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 29 29 28 28 28 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72.9% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 23.1 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 24.8 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 73%

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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	70	57	60	31.5"	1280 720	AUS32C3 ASUS VG328

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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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,246x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,980x
Core i9-9900KIntel $415Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,870x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,462x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,371x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,184x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,235x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,064x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,014x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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 $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $834

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 $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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