MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	84.6% 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	65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (42%). 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 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 18 '19 at 17:14
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	42%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^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-$164 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 139 2-Core 275 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 672 78% 606 Pts	64-Core 736 46% 736 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% PNY(196E 130F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	84.6% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 103 Parallax 110 87% 107 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 99.3 Splatting 75.1 79% 101 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 250GB-$55 9,409 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 173 147 133 143 163 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 353 Write 107 Mixed 164 SusWrite 157 43% 195 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 43.3 4K Mixed 24.4 89% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 237 198% 289 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 145 143 153 141 149 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 108 Write 139 Mixed 67 SusWrite 145 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 76% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 782GB free Firmware: HP36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 155 156 156 155 157 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 151 Write 97.7 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 155 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 114%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 9,084 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 23GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 41 40 41 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 38 Write 37.8 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 40.8 48% 35.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB 16,490 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.6 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 20.8 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 98%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,094x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,822x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,794x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,316x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,131x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,043x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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	1,451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	958x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $834

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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