MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27.1% 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	76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	48.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	11.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '21 at 23:53
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	69%

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PC Performing way below expectations (15^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-$295 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 way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 81.9 1-Core 125 2-Core 252 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 814 77% 640 Pts	64-Core 1,290 80% 1,290 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 1071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.1% Poor	Lighting 29.2 Reflection 32.1 Parallax 33.7 24% 31.7 fps	MRender 47.2 Gravity 43.5 Splatting 35 34% 41.9 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 155 145 145 139 144 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 413 Write 366 Mixed 305 SusWrite 158 70% 311 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 62.2 4K Mixed 31.6 110% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 343 260% 351 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 124%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 96GB free Firmware: X2306RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 370 356 363 365 365 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	79% Very good	Read 414 Write 369 Mixed 200 SusWrite 360 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 25.3 93% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 126 132% 219 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 149GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 87 85 88 88 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 183 Write 101 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 85.3 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 4x16GB 2,802 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	65.5% Good	MC Read 21 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 21.9 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 16.5 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 77.1 52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 112%

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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: 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	10	7	240	24.5"	1920 1080	AUS25B3 XG258

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,835x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,416x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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