MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82.9% 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	41.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '20 at 20:50
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 81 1-Core 148 2-Core 261 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,119 102% 857 Pts	64-Core 1,090 68% 1,090 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2066) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.9% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 105 Parallax 91.8 86% 101 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 87.8 Splatting 77 76% 95.6 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
APS-SL3N-1T 1TB 1,737 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0628A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 5.6 365 110 34 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 437 Write 367 Mixed 338 SusWrite 93 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 35.4 4K Mixed 0.8 56% 20 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 27.1 DQ Mixed 0.9 19% 47.1 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 99%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 162 176 178 178 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 124 Write 137 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 170 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.8 220% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 87%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$23 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 97GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 69 66 68 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 123 Write 112 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 67.8 70% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 27.8 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 35.7 SC Mixed 27.3 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 94%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,104x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,832x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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