MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	80.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '20 at 19:05
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 87.8 1-Core 116 2-Core 209 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 789 76% 627 Pts	64-Core 802 50% 802 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2167) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.8% Excellent	Lighting 97.3 Reflection 98.6 Parallax 80.8 79% 92.2 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 98.7 Splatting 84.4 84% 105 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,994 Write 1,992 Mixed 1,634 418% 1,874 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 81 273% 96 MB/s	DQ Read 1,582 DQ Write 1,090 DQ Mixed 997 836% 1223 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 895GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 177 177 179 172 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 71 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 176 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBR2 16GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 25.5 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 16.5 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 84%

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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%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,117x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,846x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,331x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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