MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	93.4% 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	238% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (17%). 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '20 at 02:05
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700F-$295 54,980 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 88 1-Core 135 2-Core 266 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 1,018 95% 791 Pts	64-Core 1,018 63% 1,018 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.4% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 108 Parallax 118 92% 113 fps	MRender 164 Gravity 105 Splatting 94.8 96% 121 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$4 10,188 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 671 336 345 361 361 361 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 2,191 Write 1,436 Mixed 1,224 SusWrite 406 291% 1,314 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 73.6 233% 82.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,330 DQ Write 1,040 DQ Mixed 1,093 842% 1,154 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 293%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 879GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 361 420 442 447 432 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 446 Mixed 385 SusWrite 404 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 41.8 144% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 344 260% 348 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 121%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 533GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 361 421 443 447 433 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 430 Mixed 406 SusWrite 405 96% 424 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 48.5 155% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 348 261% 350 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 4000 C19 2x8GB 4,471 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.9% Good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 22 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 20 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 128%

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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 $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	2,326x
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