MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	95.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	47.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	9 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '22 at 00:23
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 82 1-Core 135 2-Core 214 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 803 78% 642 Pts	64-Core 1415 88% 1415 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 1071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.3% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 97.5 Parallax 121 95% 112 fps	MRender 162 Gravity 108 Splatting 92.6 96% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 286 296 295 287 293 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 382 Mixed 343 SusWrite 286 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 35.6 126% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 344 260% 350 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 124%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 183GB free Firmware: X2306RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 413 413 418 415 419 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 451 Write 419 Mixed 242 SusWrite 395 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 30.4 114% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 122 130% 218 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 238GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 113 113 113 111 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 146 Write 146 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 108 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 4x16GB 2,802 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 23.6 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 20.2 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 112%

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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%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,126x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,859x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,809x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,420x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,339x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,143x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,983x
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	963x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $866

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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