MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	113% 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	44.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (13%). 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	17.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '23 at 07:22
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 81.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 265 88% 161 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 712 79% 621 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Zotac(19DA 2612) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 143 Parallax 143 116% 143 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 143 Splatting 143 117% 143 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 61 43 85 86 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 461 Write 26.1 Mixed 103 SusWrite 65.6 35% 164 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 46.5 4K Mixed 10.8 66% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 45.2 DQ Mixed 10.3 25% 53.7 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 83%
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 63GB free Firmware: O0803B5a SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 65 65 65 65 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 496 Write 369 Mixed 353 SusWrite 104 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 69.4 4K Mixed 43.7 142% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 266 214% 300 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 91%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 319GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 454 449 475 474 478 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 432 Mixed 389 SusWrite 462 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 52 169% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 350 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 761GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 143 143 143 142 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 124 Write 123 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 143 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 859B BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 25.7 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 32.7 SC Mixed 23.2 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 82%

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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%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $285Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,126x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,859x
Core i9-9900KIntel $459Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,810x

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 $99Bench 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: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $856

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