MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	65.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	46% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '22 at 23:47
Run Duration	344 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium Gold G5400-$55 15,354 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	57.3% Above average	Memory 80.6 1-Core 108 2-Core 177 71% 122 Pts	4-Core 185 8-Core 275 29% 230 Pts	64-Core 283 18% 283 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 72 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Device(1545 4472) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.24% Terrible	Lighting 1.6 Reflection 2.7 Parallax 1.4 1% 1.9 fps	MRender 1.7 Gravity 0.7 Splatting 1.6 1% 1.33 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.24% Great: 1%
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% EVGA(3842 1068) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	65.4% Good	Lighting 84 Reflection 77.8 Parallax 75.2 68% 79 fps	MRender 76.5 Gravity 74.9 Splatting 68.7 60% 73.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 1,666 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 1.5 2.9 175 0.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	46% Average	Read 316 Write 275 Mixed 220 SusWrite 56.8 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 26.8 4K Mixed 16.7 54% 18.7 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 116 134% 233 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 105%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46 33,785 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 111GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 68 68 68 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 62.9 Write 58.8 Mixed 39.9 SusWrite 67.7 42% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 42%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$39 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 154GB free Firmware: 0003SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 75 75 76 76 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 73.5 Write 78.2 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 75.3 50% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 58%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$39 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 459GB free Firmware: 0003SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 98 97 100 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 90.3 Write 87.5 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 98.1 58% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 58%
Seagate ST9500420AS 160GB 111GB free Firmware: HH100-08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 60 60 60 60 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 56.4 Write 41.1 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 60.1 35% 47.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 115% 0.73 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400 C16 Series 1x8GB 1,282 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	39.5% Below average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 11.4 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 11.6 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 48%

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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%

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Workstation 104%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,171x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,901x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,831x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,433x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,351x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,163x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,227x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,055x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,007x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,992x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	972x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $840

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16