MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	114% 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	224% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '23 at 23:28
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 83.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 252 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 531 70% 528 Pts	64-Core 677 42% 677 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 139F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	114% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 205 Parallax 146 121% 167 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 124 Splatting 114 112% 141 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 218GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 829 804 805 800 807 635 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 2,134 Write 1,833 Mixed 1,594 SusWrite 780 354% 1,585 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 58.6 191% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 773 DQ Write 638 DQ Mixed 838 592% 750 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 355%
WDC WD20EZBX-00AYRA0 2TB 20,788 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 816GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 172 167 165 173 171 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 240 Write 189 Mixed 106 SusWrite 168 39% 176 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 12.9 4K Mixed 1.1 57% 15.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1.3 DQ Write 9.5 DQ Mixed 1.6 2% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 46%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 421GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 118 120 120 119 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 180 Write 149 Mixed 84 SusWrite 120 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G30C15U4R.M8FE1 859B BL8G30C15U4BL.M8FE1 859B BL8G30C15U4R.M8FE1 859B BL8G30C15U4BL.M8FE1 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	74.8% Very good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 26.3 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 22.3 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 86%

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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	71	59	240	27"	1920 1009	LEN66AA Y25-25

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,150x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,885x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,823x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,345x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,156x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,224x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,048x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,003x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,987x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,460x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	967x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $840

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16