MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	81.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (11%). 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	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 04 '24 at 05:20
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^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-$415 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 87.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 957 93% 763 Pts	64-Core 1,438 89% 1,438 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$273 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 8735) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.2% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 112 Parallax 96.7 83% 103 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 87.6 Splatting 84.1 78% 97.3 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$32 20,238 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFMJ1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 48 50 51 52 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 91%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$103 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 402GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 440 535 506 486 482 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 2,385 Write 2,099 Mixed 1,715 SusWrite 478 372% 1,669 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 70.6 232% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1246 DQ Write 911 DQ Mixed 1,071 802% 1,076 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 930GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 192 190 186 196 196 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 92.2 Write 113 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 191 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 86% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD48G266681 4x8GB 394 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.8% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 24.1 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 23.5 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 144%

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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	47	10	120	23.5"	1920 1017	DELA1BF DELL S2422HG

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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	7,979x
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