MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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 (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	39.6 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '21 at 17:44
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 80.2 1-Core 135 2-Core 269 88% 161 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 803 83% 669 Pts	64-Core 683 42% 683 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 102%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PNY CS3030 500GB 415 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303320 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 916 Write 1369 Mixed 501 208% 928 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 37 156% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 861 DQ Write 558 DQ Mixed 607 480% 675 MB/s
Poor: 129% Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 141GB free Firmware: KC66 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 145 147 149 149 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 223 Write 200 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 147 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 48GB 113 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 19 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,187x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,927x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,839x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,439x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,359x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,165x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,229x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,058x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,997x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,463x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16