MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	64.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	47.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

27 days ago, 26 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	4.4 Days
Run Date	May 12 '24 at 06:15
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$262 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 1,014 95% 789 Pts	64-Core 1044 65% 1044 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$700 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 552.44 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	64.4% Good	Lighting 2 Reflection 310 Parallax 246 2% 186 fps	MRender 309 Gravity 230 Splatting 171 186% 237 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$59 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 107 15 36 3.3 2 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 438 Write 352 Mixed 307 SusWrite 63.6 65% 290 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 34.6 4K Mixed 17.5 70% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 84.5 DQ Mixed 40.7 47% 81.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 55%
Nvme WDC WDBA3V0010BN 1TB 108 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 929GB free Firmware: 70WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1439 686 830 828 840 839 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 1,357 Write 1,872 Mixed 1,553 SusWrite 910 322% 1,423 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 60.1 200% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,267 DQ Write 971 DQ Mixed 1,092 824% 1,110 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 268%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 327GB free Firmware: S3H01103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 417 430 426 430 435 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 490 Write 381 Mixed 164 SusWrite 428 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 65.3 4K Mixed 17.9 102% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 53.7 95% 180 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 102%
CT4000P3PSSD8 4TB 6,289 User benchmarks, average bench 360% 2TB free Firmware: P9CR40A SusWrite @10s intervals: 721 707 731 726 728 730 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 667 Write 706 Mixed 686 SusWrite 724 157% 696 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 67 4K Mixed 3.3 67% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 247 179% 234 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 530%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$120 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70% Very good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 22.4 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 20.6 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 114%

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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	40	6	144	34"	1280 720	AOC3402 U34G2G4R3

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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	7,971x
Core i9-9900KIntel $415Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,870x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,460x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,371x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,183x

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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,013x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,009x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16