MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	66.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '20 at 16:09
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 (77^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 280 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 694 78% 612 Pts	64-Core 649 40% 649 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 191 186 192 191 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 457 Write 191 Mixed 201 SusWrite 188 57% 259 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 56.2 4K Mixed 24.2 94% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 64.2 DQ Mixed 110 98% 155 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 76%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 70GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 50 49 47 47 49 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 1,451 Write 916 Mixed 890 SusWrite 112 186% 842 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 75.2 264% 94.2 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 894 DQ Mixed 223 284% 489 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 242%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 481GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 85 85 80 86 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 96.6 Write 83.7 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 83.5 65% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 29.6 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 28.7 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,842x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,327x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16