MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	285% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '21 at 21:00
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$260 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 89.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 300 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 1,094 100% 838 Pts	64-Core 1,586 98% 1,586 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1350 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.1 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.1% Above average	Lighting 67.9 Reflection 62.3 Parallax 90 55% 73.4 fps	MRender 64.8 Gravity 71.9 Splatting 46.9 49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1343 946 776 764 729 696 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,494 Write 2384 Mixed 1,448 SusWrite 876 402% 1,800 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 83.4 278% 97.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,132 DQ Write 906 DQ Mixed 1,009 758% 1,015 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 372%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$70 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 130 133 133 132 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 125 Write 134 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 132 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 642GB free Firmware: CC3H SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 104 104 104 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 113 Write 113 Mixed 59.4 SusWrite 103 71% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 70%
Seagate Basic 4TB 793 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 113 116 117 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 88.4 Write 112 Mixed 76 SusWrite 114 72% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.6 171% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3000C16-8GTZR 029E CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 04CD F4-3000C16-8GTZR 029E CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.5% Very good	MC Read 25 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 21.3 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 24: 2R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
24%	9%	109	275	202	60	27"	1920 1080	SAM0D32 C27F390

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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 $253Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,299x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	8,023x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,891x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,481x
RTX 2060Nvidia $267Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,386x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,200x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,243x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,067x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,020x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,016x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,479x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	981x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353