MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	121% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221021
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '24 at 11:58
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (24^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 79.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 253 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 682 75% 590 Pts	64-Core 687 42% 687 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% ASRock(1849 5206) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 24.4.1 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 130 Parallax 284 111% 183 fps	MRender 228 Gravity 148 Splatting 200 157% 192 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$70 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,369 Write 1,387 Mixed 1,021 281% 1,259 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 56.7 196% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 880 DQ Mixed 270 340% 595 MB/s
Poor: 127% Great: 255%
Sandisk Portable SSD 1TB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 323GB free Firmware: 0305 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 380 Write 351 Mixed 160 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 25.2 4K Mixed 12.9 57% 18.7 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 95.8 DQ Mixed 14.1 36% 75.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 22.8 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 21.1 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 79.7 50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 70.2% 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	70	58	144	24"	1280 720	GSM5B73 LG ULTRAGEAR

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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 $415Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,871x

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 $90Bench 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) $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