MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 64% Destroyer


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	93.4% 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	140% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '21 at 00:12
Run Duration	316 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 i3-9100F-$88 34,310 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 464 59% 446 Pts	64-Core 494 30% 494 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 110 Parallax 113 96% 114 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 102 Splatting 95.5 89% 111 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme ADATA SX8200PNP 256GB 1,186 User benchmarks, average bench 206% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: S6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 190 178 174 146 153 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 2,006 Write 406 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 183 143% 670 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 27.5 4K Mixed 34.7 106% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 572 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 340 249% 340 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 255%
Hitachi HDT725032VLA380 320GB-$36 4,086 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 81GB free Firmware: V54OA7BA SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 62 61 59 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 64.3 Write 59.4 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 60.4 41% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 40%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 514GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 178 179 179 179 180 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 133 Mixed 77.1 SusWrite 178 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.8% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.1 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 22.6 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 78: 8R 8G 14B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
78%	39%	77	181	7	144	27"	1920 1080	GSM5B71 27GL650F

History: Score 22: 2R 1G 9B | Score 83: 9R 9G 11B | Score 75: 9R 6G 12B | Score 78: 8R 8G 14B

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,095x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,822x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,794x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,316x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,043x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	958x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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