MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.8% 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	96.9% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	6.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '20 at 05:20
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$259 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 142 2-Core 297 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 1,050 96% 803 Pts	64-Core 1,091 68% 1,091 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.8% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 136 Parallax 133 103% 132 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 129 Splatting 105 93% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 223GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 342 153 78 74 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 464 Mixed 365 SusWrite 167 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 49.2 166% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 242 211% 313 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 126%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" (32GB NAND) 1TB-$41 561 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 408GB free Firmware: SD02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 79 79 79 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 91.7 Write 95.2 Mixed 59 SusWrite 79.2 60% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.4 294% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 19.2 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 19.9 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 104%

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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 $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,179x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,915x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,834x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,436x
RTX 2060Nvidia $291Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,356x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,165x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,229x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,057x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,996x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,463x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	972x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $830

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16