MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.1% 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	42.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '20 at 19:38
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 83.8 1-Core 133 2-Core 259 87% 159 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 627 69% 546 Pts	64-Core 667 41% 667 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	78.1% Very good	Lighting 100 Reflection 91.7 Parallax 84.1 82% 92 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 89.5 Splatting 74.7 71% 89.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 81%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ldlc F7+480GB 480GB 466 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0509A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 151 38 39 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 475 Write 421 Mixed 15.8 SusWrite 105 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 12.4 4K Mixed 0.8 33% 10 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 0.2 52% 126 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESBK.M8FE 2x8GB 28,435 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	65.3% Good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 20.7 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 20.4 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 108%

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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%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,840x
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	2,324x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

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 $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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