MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	43.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (28%). 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	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '23 at 00:00
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 106 2-Core 283 86% 160 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 882 89% 724 Pts	64-Core 1,053 65% 1,053 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8670) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 115 Parallax 0.3 108% 82.8 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 126 Splatting 106 107% 135 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 4.7 50 3 3.1 69 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 430 Write 362 Mixed 317 SusWrite 49.6 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 32.4 4K Mixed 17 61% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 77.5 DQ Mixed 33 42% 75.7 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 55%
WD Blue SA510 2.5 1TB 1,681 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 903GB free Firmware: 52020100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 453 432 471 468 465 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 458 Mixed 426 SusWrite 430 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 73.6 4K Mixed 39.4 132% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 305 237% 324 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVRB 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVRB 32GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.8% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 27 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 26.9 76% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 87%

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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	68	54	100	35"	1280 720	SPT0DB7 Sceptre C35

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,136x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,872x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,819x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,424x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,342x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,148x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,985x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,459x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	966x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16