MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.9% 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	101% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '20 at 19:19
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 264 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 804 76% 628 Pts	64-Core 1,052 65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.9% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 118 Parallax 137 98% 125 fps	MRender 173 Gravity 112 Splatting 103 103% 130 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 152 148 144 142 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 481 Mixed 456 SusWrite 174 90% 404 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 51 172% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 129%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 201GB free Firmware: P0121AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 54 54 53 53 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 490 Write 402 Mixed 402 SusWrite 86.8 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 42.9 148% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 238 198% 284 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 92%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 57GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 76 79 79 76 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 81.5 Write 85 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 76.5 52% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 51%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 10GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 4.8 3.6 4.8 4.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	3.55% Terrible	Read 12.5 Write 18.3 Mixed 0.2 SusWrite 4.2 11% 8.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.55% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESEK.M8FE 2x8GB 3,139 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 28 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 30.1 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 115%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,156x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,889x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,828x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,347x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,158x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,225x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,050x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,003x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,989x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,461x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	968x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $837

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16