MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	90.3% 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	73.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '19 at 09:02
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$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 as expected (59^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 84.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 257 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 831 86% 694 Pts	64-Core 826 51% 826 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37AD) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.3% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 54.7 Parallax 44.3 112% 78.8 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 47.3 Splatting 61.4 48% 58.8 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU655 480GB 2,405 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: P180509a SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 121 120 119 119 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 452 Write 287 Mixed 183 SusWrite 119 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 43.5 4K Mixed 37.8 130% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 133 108% 157 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 102%
Adata SU655 240GB 2,317 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 223GB free Firmware: V8X01b10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 370 370 356 356 355 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 374 Write 340 Mixed 308 SusWrite 364 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 78.9 4K Mixed 33 122% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 170 130% 171 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.3% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.9 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 24 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 102%

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,836x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
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	1,046x
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: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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