MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	69.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% 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	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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '21 at 03:14
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 862 90% 723 Pts	64-Core 852 53% 852 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3791) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.1% Good	Lighting 91.4 Reflection 89.7 Parallax 86 74% 89 fps	MRender 64 Gravity 78.5 Splatting 72 59% 71.5 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B 500GB 11,733 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 340GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 391 408 408 411 419 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 458 Mixed 215 SusWrite 407 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 47.5 167% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 282 228% 323 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 115%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 154GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 370 395 375 375 374 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 482 Mixed 439 SusWrite 385 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 59.8 197% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 563GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 144 153 151 150 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 103 Write 127 Mixed 75.1 SusWrite 150 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 120% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 459GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 121 124 120 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 128 Write 110 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 121 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB 23,800 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3105 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 27.8 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 28.4 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 94%

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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: 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	8	6	120	24.1"	1280 720	SAM100A LC27RG50

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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	8,114x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,840x
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	2,324x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	997x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,454x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

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 $45	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