MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	123% 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.
Boot Drive	191% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	14.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	8.4 Days
Run Date	May 17 '24 at 20:56
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$264 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 86.4 1-Core 127 2-Core 278 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 837 79% 656 Pts	64-Core 941 58% 941 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Asus(1043 884F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 164 Parallax 155 138% 162 fps	MRender 169 Gravity 132 Splatting 115 111% 139 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 356 330 320 312 306 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,800 Write 939 Mixed 1,454 SusWrite 334 251% 1,132 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 58.6 191% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,062 DQ Write 700 DQ Mixed 664 554% 809 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 355%
Intel SSDPEDME016T4 1.5TB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 281GB free Firmware: 8DV10171 SusWrite @10s intervals: 802 823 972 1142 1175 1157 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 604 Write 1,320 Mixed 561 SusWrite 1,012 199% 874 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 36.2 145% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1005 DQ Write 752 DQ Mixed 522 487% 760 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 269%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 28.1 90% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 24 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 120%

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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	22	165	27"	1280 720	LEN67B4 R27q-30

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $270

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,218x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,953x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,856x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,450x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,367x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,175x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,062x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,003x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,465x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $860

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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