MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (13%). 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '20 at 22:42
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9500 9,059 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 88.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 268 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 725 77% 617 Pts	64-Core 757 47% 757 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 94%

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: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 124 Parallax 142 104% 131 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 125 Splatting 101 107% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0B-00YS70 1TB 39,874 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 788GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 454 466 462 463 465 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 454 Mixed 370 SusWrite 459 98% 432 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 41.9 150% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 222 199% 301 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 115%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 107GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 65 58 57 57 56 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 496 Write 344 Mixed 323 SusWrite 83.7 69% 312 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 37.1 137% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 108 128% 224 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 743GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 174 174 174 174 172 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 162 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 172 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESCK.M8FE 2x8GB 5,706 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 23.7 82% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 24.7 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 114%

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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	7,840x
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 $179	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