MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	68.4% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '20 at 15:52
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$125 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 84.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 265 88% 161 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 665 70% 563 Pts	64-Core 723 45% 723 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.9% Above average	Lighting 59.2 Reflection 73.4 Parallax 64.7 48% 65.7 fps	MRender 69.1 Gravity 68.6 Splatting 68.3 56% 68.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SB8U-256G-1006 256GB 4,064 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 92 67 55 92 36 MB/s Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	68.4% Good	Read 284 Write 224 Mixed 166 SusWrite 78.5 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 40.7 135% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 156 134% 200 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 95%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 199GB free Firmware: JB0OA3T0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 91 93 94 94 93 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 110 Write 106 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 92.9 61% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 105% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC Kingston KHX2666C16/8G 16GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 12.2 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 13.4 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 89%

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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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,253x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,985x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,873x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,463x
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,372x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,187x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,236x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,065x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,014x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,009x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,471x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $837

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16