MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	98.4% 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	63.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '23 at 18:07
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$96 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 120 2-Core 239 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 638 70% 555 Pts	64-Core 661 41% 661 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.4% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 134 Parallax 122 100% 126 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 128 Splatting 113 95% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: 501ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 111 110 115 113 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 348 Write 106 Mixed 154 SusWrite 113 40% 180 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 68 4K Mixed 31.3 116% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 140 110% 154 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 87%
Corsair MP600 PRO XT 1TB 2,467 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 235GB free Firmware: EIFM31.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1843 1533 946 832 846 846 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1599 Write 1,820 Mixed 1,622 SusWrite 1,141 349% 1,545 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 60.1 188% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1165 DQ Write 846 DQ Mixed 1,052 773% 1,021 MB/s
Poor: 237% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 507%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 438GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 98 88 95 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 110 Write 99.5 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 94 66% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 2x8GB 17,343 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.8% Good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 20.9 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 21.2 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 68.8% 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 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	54	120	31.5"	1280 720	GSM7766 LG ULTRAGEAR

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,128x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,860x
Core i9-9900KIntel $442Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,810x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,420x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,339x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,144x

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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,984x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,457x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	963x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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) $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