MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82% 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	180% 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.

High background CPU (22%). 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	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '21 at 00:29
Run Duration	299 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 89.3 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 100% 186 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 881 91% 731 Pts	64-Core 897 56% 897 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% EVGA(3842 1266) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 99.5 Parallax 90.9 86% 98.9 fps	MRender 99.9 Gravity 93 Splatting 79.7 73% 90.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 320GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1053 608 578 576 588 596 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 1,603 Write 1,795 Mixed 1,240 SusWrite 666 298% 1,326 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 59 176% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 782 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 174 195% 352 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 296%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 7,201 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 183GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 197 196 196 192 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 481 Mixed 345 SusWrite 210 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 51.3 183% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 273 225% 324 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
PNY CS900 120GB SSD 23 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 149GB free Firmware: CS900E12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 165 173 270 173 182 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.5% Below average	Read 189 Write 98.9 Mixed 91 SusWrite 203 33% 146 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 26.4 4K Mixed 9.4 57% 18.7 MB/s	DQ Read 23.9 DQ Write 23.2 DQ Mixed 22.5 17% 23.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 98%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 178GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,693 Write 8,317 Mixed 8,281 1,884% 8,431 MB/s	4K Read 692 4K Write 356 4K Mixed 381 1,725% 476 MB/s	DQ Read 1,904 DQ Write 1,289 DQ Mixed 1,386 1,091% 1,526 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 151GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 167 118 117 118 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 437 Write 312 Mixed 355 SusWrite 174 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 18.6 101% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 29.4 82% 173 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 86%
PNY CS900 240GB-$22 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 194GB free Firmware: CS900E12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 162 155 243 177 168 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.9% Below average	Read 218 Write 103 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 190 34% 150 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 27.3 4K Mixed 9.6 58% 19.2 MB/s	DQ Read 24.7 DQ Write 51.8 DQ Mixed 108 62% 61.4 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 91%
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 16,267 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 405GB free Firmware: CS900P13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 461 245 185 189 320 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 232 Write 103 Mixed 336 SusWrite 309 55% 245 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 42.1 163% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 224 194% 285 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 4x8GB 10,297 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2700 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 27.3 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 27.7 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 103%

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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	11	9	60	27"	1280 720	ACR0584 HA270

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,101x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,829x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,795x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,414x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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