MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	81.1% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 months ago, 1 month ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	7.9 Days
Run Date	May 09 '24 at 20:21
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 270 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 776 81% 652 Pts	64-Core 788 49% 788 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.61 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.1% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 106 Parallax 97.5 83% 102 fps	MRender 92.6 Gravity 98.7 Splatting 94.9 78% 95.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB 30,897 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: UI450000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 429 Write 216 Mixed 196 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 32.2 4K Mixed 16.1 66% 22.4 MB/s	DQ Read 80.5 DQ Write 56.8 DQ Mixed 39 37% 58.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 52%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 697GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 179 182 177 175 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 128 Mixed 77.6 SusWrite 178 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GB 46,352 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	40.5% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 11.1 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 11.2 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 47%

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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	67	56	60	24"	1280 720	BNQ78CE BenQ GL2460

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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	8,249x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,982x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,872x

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	2,185x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,236x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,064x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $100Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,014x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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: $833

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 $252	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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