MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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	94.2% 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	88.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '24 at 03:30
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$966 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 852 90% 717 Pts	64-Core 847 52% 847 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$2,103 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FF1) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 560.81 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.2% Outstanding	Lighting 112 Reflection 107 Parallax 118 91% 112 fps	MRender 169 Gravity 108 Splatting 101 100% 126 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$405 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 202 191 181 173 166 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 501 Write 258 Mixed 273 SusWrite 189 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 33.2 146% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 209 180% 268 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$1,091 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 423GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 469 477 482 486 487 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 488 Mixed 470 SusWrite 478 110% 487 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 56.4 190% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x16GB 13,134 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 30.5 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 31.3 90% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 129%

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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	69	58	144	24"	1280 720	ACR062C Acer XFA240

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 33,578 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $1,897

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $1,737Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,497x
Core i5-9600KIntel $966Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	8,229x
Core i9-9900KIntel $2,999Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,998x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $2,142Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,565x
RTX 2060Nvidia $1,091Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,431x
RTX 2070Nvidia $1,558Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,243x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $623Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,268x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $1,091Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,092x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $584Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,047x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $327Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,062x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $327Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,512x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $444Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,003x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $6,727

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Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $144
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i5-13600K $248	Nvidia RTX 4070 $278	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $397