MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	34.6% 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	288% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). 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	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '22 at 23:29
Run Duration	409 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700KF-$390 32,736 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 87.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 294 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 1,121 100% 846 Pts	64-Core 1,148 71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 462.96 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.6% Below average	Lighting 44.8 Reflection 46.2 Parallax 45.6 36% 45.5 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 40.9 Splatting 35.8 31% 37.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 651GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1172 1480 1527 1524 1536 1538 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 1,337 Write 1607 Mixed 1,393 SusWrite 1,463 328% 1,450 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 79.7 268% 95.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,588 DQ Write 1,189 DQ Mixed 1,344 1,017% 1,374 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 365%
Biwin SSD 128GB 1,868 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 119GB free Firmware: S0704A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 371 372 372 372 370 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 364 Mixed 380 SusWrite 361 89% 399 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 29.4 146% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 45.5 92% 181 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 90%
Micron_5100_MTFDDAV960TBY 960GB 188 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 894GB free Firmware: D0MU051 SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 457 460 459 459 461 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 398 Write 468 Mixed 292 SusWrite 444 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 30 126% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 192 167% 242 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 102%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 180GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1479 1279 1280 1274 1273 1273 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,426 Write 2,152 Mixed 1,380 SusWrite 1,310 406% 1,817 MB/s	4K Read 59.5 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 81.3 268% 93 MB/s	DQ Read 1,659 DQ Write 1,280 DQ Mixed 1,420 1,076% 1453 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 372%
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB 27,523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 223GB free Firmware: SBFK61E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 111 107 107 109 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 489 Write 395 Mixed 348 SusWrite 165 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 38.2 145% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 217 192% 288 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 91%
Liteon CV3-8D256-11 SATA 256GB 1,973 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 238GB free Firmware: T88110D SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 137 140 136 141 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 217 Mixed 372 SusWrite 152 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 66.2 4K Mixed 45 150% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 276 224% 318 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 97%
Drobo B800i 4.5TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 2TB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 81 83 90 72 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 34.1 Write 45.5 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 80.7 39% 53 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.7 204% 2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 35%
Drobo B800i 4.5TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 3.5TB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 90 90 81 66 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 55.4 Write 70.1 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 81.8 48% 65.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.7 239% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 35%
Drobo B800i 5.5TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 4TB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 47 45 40 49 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 56.2 Write 83.3 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 42.5 46% 62 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 1.1 288% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 29%
Drobo B800i 5.5TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 3.5TB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 48 44 40 48 40 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Read 40.4 Write 71.9 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 42.7 39% 52.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.9 249% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 29%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$103 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 24.2 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 23.6 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 114%

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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	8,188x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,928x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,840x

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	2,166x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,230x
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 $45Bench 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 $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $826

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 $45	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