MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% 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	226% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	59.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '23 at 09:55
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	LKA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700F-$279 54,980 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 263 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 1,098 94% 809 Pts	64-Core 1,100 68% 1,100 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FF1) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 112 Parallax 126 98% 120 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 113 Splatting 105 105% 133 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$140 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 352GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1171 1192 608 612 611 613 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,650 Write 1,694 Mixed 586 SusWrite 801 264% 1,183 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 56.2 200% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,037 DQ Write 1,197 DQ Mixed 869 724% 1,035 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 254%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 656GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 168 173 173 174 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 146 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 173 93% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 04CD F4-3200C16-16GVK 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 04CD F4-3200C16-16GVK 64GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 31.3 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 29.6 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 99%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 3: 0P 0R 0G 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
3%	12%	25	196	17	60	23.8"	1920 1080	DELD0D9 DELL P2419H

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,216x
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	2,449x
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 $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $838

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	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