MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.58% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	240% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '20 at 11:39
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 882 88% 718 Pts	64-Core 1,291 80% 1,291 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B98) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6345 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.58% Terrible	Lighting 7.13 Reflection 12.8 Parallax 8.62 6% 9.52 fps	MRender 13.7 Gravity 7.83 Splatting 17.4 11% 13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.58% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 347GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1199 485 497 484 500 490 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,552 Write 2,070 Mixed 1,502 SusWrite 609 323% 1,433 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 78.1 266% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,247 DQ Write 1,363 DQ Mixed 1,325 992% 1,312 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 291%
GOODRAM 120GB 5,433 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 112GB free Firmware: 21.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 227 237 230 230 231 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 454 Write 239 Mixed 302 SusWrite 242 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 26 132% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 151 147% 227 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 97%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 874GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 127 128 127 129 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 142 Write 65.3 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 128 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 32GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4000, 4000, 4000, 4000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 42.6 MC Write 46.4 MC Mixed 34.8 118% 41.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 51.5 SC Mixed 35.2 106% 36.9 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 120%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,135x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,867x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,815x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,424x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,342x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,145x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,985x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,457x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	965x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16