MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	65.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (12%). 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	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '20 at 00:16
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 141 2-Core 282 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 807 85% 682 Pts	64-Core 784 48% 784 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 C75C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3660 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 129 Parallax 141 104% 133 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 130 Splatting 109 113% 144 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 158GB free Firmware: P3CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1093 1067 1091 886 68 68 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 1,666 Write 1,104 Mixed 1,023 SusWrite 712 251% 1,126 MB/s	4K Read 71.5 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 93.8 343% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 616 DQ Write 1,094 DQ Mixed 263 367% 658 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 242%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 131 28 20 106 44 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 390 Write 262 Mixed 288 SusWrite 66.6 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 24.9 120% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 139 132% 201 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 211 213 214 215 214 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 242GB free Firmware: KC67 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 113 113 114 113 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 95.9 Write 95.2 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 113 66% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 7,088 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 31.8 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 26.5 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 103%

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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	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,836x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
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: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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