MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	77.2% 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	318% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '23 at 18:40
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 1,072 98% 819 Pts	64-Core 1,520 94% 1,520 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.2% Very good	Lighting 94.9 Reflection 74 Parallax 99 77% 89.3 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 97 Splatting 73.9 77% 97 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 329GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1872 1860 1896 1911 1893 1739 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2,496 Write 1,962 Mixed 1,210 SusWrite 1,862 421% 1,883 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 66.2 219% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 940 DQ Write 688 DQ Mixed 874 637% 834 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 393%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 608GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 481 480 482 481 480 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 482 Mixed 455 SusWrite 481 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 53 174% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%
Seagate ST6000NE0023-2EX110 6TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2TB free Firmware: EN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 189 190 192 191 190 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 98%
Seagate ST6000NE0023-2EX110 6TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4.5TB free Firmware: EN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 218 218 219 217 219 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 118 120 121 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 150 Write 151 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 118 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.8 235% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C14-8GVR 04CD F4-3200C14-8GVK 04CD F4-3200C14-8GVR 04CD F4-3200C14-8GVK 32GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 29.8 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 29.9 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 123%

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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	57	0	72.3"	1280 720	GSMC0C8 LG TV SSCR2

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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	8,137x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,873x
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	2,149x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $836

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) $38	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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16