MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	59.5% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	13.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 05:32
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 135 2-Core 267 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 729 79% 626 Pts	64-Core 739 46% 739 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 166 Parallax 124 98% 137 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 122 Splatting 102 105% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 104 96 93 95 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 422 Write 192 Mixed 284 SusWrite 116 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 36.4 4K Mixed 25.6 94% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 91.5 DQ Mixed 159 116% 155 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 97%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 360GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 377 387 357 392 390 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 475 Write 374 Mixed 384 SusWrite 380 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 31.1 4K Mixed 31.8 105% 31.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 72.7 DQ Mixed 135 122% 195 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 646GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 129 132 121 130 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 144 Write 97.6 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 128 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 114%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.2% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 20.4 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 20.2 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 67.2% 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 42: 4R 5G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
42%	26%	62	108	5	144	24.1"	1920 1080	SAM0F90 LC24RG50

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,841x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,325x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16