MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	136% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '20 at 19:58
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Memory 79.9 1-Core 94.5 2-Core 217 73% 131 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 549 56% 455 Pts	64-Core 524 32% 524 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 93 Reflection 51 114% 72 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$37 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 521 238 295 262 243 265 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 898 Write 932 Mixed 818 SusWrite 304 166% 738 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 75.2 4K Mixed 40.9 137% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,044 DQ Write 698 DQ Mixed 837 633% 859 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 228%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 267GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 122 122 124 127 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 126 Write 118 Mixed 91 SusWrite 126 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 7,485 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 18.4 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 11.6 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 86%

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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	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,845x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,330x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,138x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,218x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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