MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	115% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	162% 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 (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '20 at 01:59
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing below expectations (21^st 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 84.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 275 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 706 72% 581 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 146 Parallax 145 122% 147 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 130 Splatting 105 110% 140 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 437GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B2S7JA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 358 368 360 352 352 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 731 Write 636 Mixed 654 SusWrite 359 134% 595 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 76.8 257% 89.7 MB/s	DQ Read 809 DQ Write 570 DQ Mixed 564 455% 647 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 14GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 81 80 82 82 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 133 Write 113 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 81.2 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 113%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 83 83 84 81 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 134 Write 144 Mixed 41 SusWrite 81.7 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 220% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 109%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 180GB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 87 88 87 89 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 114 Write 108 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 88 69% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 73%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 52GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 89 89 86 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 141 Write 129 Mixed 75 SusWrite 87.7 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 24.4 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 23.1 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 114%

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

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $239

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,104x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,833x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
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	1,045x
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: $821

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