MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	May 18 '24 at 14:26
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 below expectations (22^nd percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 430 66% 477 Pts	64-Core 704 44% 704 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-$293 48,534 User benchmarks, average bench 122% MSI(1462 5161) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 4250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.44 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.9% Above average	Lighting 25 Reflection 202 Parallax 132 20% 120 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 130 Splatting 106 110% 140 fps
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 127%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SB8U-128G-1006 128GB 1,947 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 66 79 56 63 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 348 Write 172 Mixed 218 SusWrite 70.6 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 34.6 4K Mixed 17.3 72% 24.2 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 180 161% 246 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 91%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 75GB free Firmware: UF4304RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 124 102 79 86 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 361 Write 319 Mixed 154 SusWrite 125 53% 240 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 29.1 4K Mixed 9.5 53% 18.4 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 96.4 DQ Mixed 36.5 47% 84.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 200GB free Firmware: HPH3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 140 139 142 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 152 Write 149 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 141 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 27.4 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 22.2 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 94.8 42% 94.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 9: 0P 0R 2G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
9%	12%	40	494	443	240	24.5"	1280 720	BNQ7F58 ZOWIE XL LCD

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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) - $270

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,220x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,955x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,858x

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	2,178x

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	977x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $860

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	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 $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) $29	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