MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	88.8% 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	33.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (63%). 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	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '24 at 11:54
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	63%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700KF-$218 32,736 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 1,083 98% 827 Pts	64-Core 1,100 68% 1,100 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 8734) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	88.8% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 124 Parallax 107 90% 114 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 97.8 Splatting 92.6 86% 107 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSTFS31480GNTD 480GB 7,834 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 94 67 110 172 115 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.7% Below average	Read 226 Write 73.5 Mixed 61.1 SusWrite 137 28% 124 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 17.7 4K Mixed 11.5 52% 15.9 MB/s	DQ Read 14.2 DQ Write 12.9 DQ Mixed 14.6 11% 13.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 98%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$58 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 123 128 125 127 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	73% Very good	Read 128 Write 124 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 126 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	70.7% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 20.9 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 20.5 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 67.3 60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 39: 0P 2R 6G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
39%	15%	126	182	6	144	23.5"	1920 1017	MSI3EA2 MSI MAG241C

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,186x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,925x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,838x

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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 i5-12600K $165	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