MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.4% 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	86.4% 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.

Very high background CPU (44%). 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 20:45
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 98.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1,027 100% 823 Pts	64-Core 1,595 99% 1,595 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$296 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 119 Parallax 113 102% 119 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 103 Splatting 88.3 89% 112 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$25 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0BB3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 402 432 255 5.9 5.3 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 357 Write 375 Mixed 351 SusWrite 232 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 79.6 4K Mixed 41 146% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 207 178% 259 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 91%
Thnsn51t02duk TOSHIBA 1TB 431 User benchmarks, average bench 133% 145GB free Firmware: 5KXA4102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 458 442 461 261 354 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 1,081 Write 958 Mixed 489 SusWrite 403 163% 733 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 61 204% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 793 DQ Write 463 DQ Mixed 447 382% 568 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 179%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 652GB free Firmware: AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 85 85 85 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 82.4 Write 83.9 Mixed 79 SusWrite 84.3 61% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 2x8GB 6,100 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 44.2 MC Write 45.1 MC Mixed 32.1 116% 40.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 33.5 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 41.9 95% 41.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 137%

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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) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,156x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,889x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,824x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,346x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,157x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,225x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,050x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,003x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,989x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,461x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	968x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $837

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16