MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	16.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	246% 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 (14%). 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	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '21 at 23:03
Run Duration	324 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600T 375 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 117 2-Core 232 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 662 70% 559 Pts	64-Core 666 41% 666 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3757) CLim: 1463 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.2 Reflection 22.5 Parallax 18.1 16% 19.9 fps	MRender 25.9 Gravity 24.9 Splatting 18.3 18% 23 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1146 727 707 722 710 650 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,972 Write 2,209 Mixed 1,963 SusWrite 777 389% 1,730 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 66.2 224% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,276 DQ Write 978 DQ Mixed 1079 820% 1,111 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 296%
Maxtor STM3200820AS 200GB 277 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 186GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 70 70 71 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 69.5 Write 34.7 Mixed 41.9 SusWrite 70.2 40% 54.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 40%
Samsung SP1614C 160GB-$98 1,657 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 149GB free Firmware: SW100-30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 56 54 54 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31% Below average	Read 53 Write 57.7 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 54.7 37% 50.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 32%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 931GB free Firmware: CC6B SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 123 123 123 123 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 116 Write 114 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 122 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 68%
G-drive USB 2TB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 333GB free Firmware: 2201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 61 62 62 63 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	38% Below average	Read 70.3 Write 71.8 Mixed 44.1 SusWrite 61.8 46% 62 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 61%
Lexar JD Secure II + 4GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID a732 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	7.5% Terrible	Read 22.5 Write 5.5 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 6 11% 9.88 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 46% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.5% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$37 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 34.5 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 28.5 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 56 72% 56 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 32: 4R 3G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
32%	13%	77	70	57	30	54.6"	1280 720	VIZ1011 D55u-D1

History: Score 15: 3R 0G 0B | Score 30: 5R 1G 2B | Score 32: 4R 3G 3B

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,138x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,874x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,820x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,424x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,343x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,150x

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	1,002x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,986x
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) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16