MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '20 at 11:34
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	ALB-User
Background CPU	20%

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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 i9-9900K-$427 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 86.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 301 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 1,000 95% 784 Pts	64-Core 1,562 97% 1,562 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 372D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 154 Parallax 165 130% 159 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 137 Splatting 102 110% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,506 Write 1924 Mixed 1,532 440% 1,987 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 79.7 276% 98.7 MB/s	DQ Read 992 DQ Write 1,072 DQ Mixed 1,156 835% 1,073 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 339GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 477 479 487 487 483 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 488 Mixed 451 SusWrite 482 109% 482 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 55.8 189% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 1x16GB 2,305 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.5% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 11.6 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 13.6 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $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	3,792x

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 $55Bench 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 $131	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