MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	66.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	109% 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	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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 12:31
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	MAR-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 above expectations (69^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 276 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 764 82% 650 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 37D1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.1% Good	Lighting 77.7 Reflection 89.5 Parallax 72.9 63% 80 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 77.6 Splatting 78.9 72% 89.1 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 211 162 159 155 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 475 Mixed 456 SusWrite 184 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 59.5 199% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 343 258% 346 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 77GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 476 407 283 283 279 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 466 Mixed 447 SusWrite 360 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 63 209% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 344 260% 348 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 128%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 953GB free Firmware: SC11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 146 146 148 149 146 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 139 Write 142 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 146 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3000C16-8GTZR 029E CMR16GX4M2D3000C16 04CD F4-3000C16-8GTZR 029E CMR16GX4M2D3000C16 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	77.3% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 24.5 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 95%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,118x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,847x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,332x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,139x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
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	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $45	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