MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	109% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (39%). 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	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	9.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '20 at 21:32
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700KF-$280 32,736 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 144 2-Core 294 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 1,064 98% 821 Pts	64-Core 1100 68% 1100 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% HP(103C 8700) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 171 Parallax 162 130% 164 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 147 Splatting 129 125% 157 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLQ512HALU-00000 512GB 14,873 User benchmarks, average bench 136% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: FXV7000Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 98 93 93 95 98 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 1,047 Write 226 Mixed 62.6 SusWrite 97.1 76% 358 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 38.4 161% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 461 DQ Write 91.7 DQ Mixed 189 161% 248 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 206%
Wl2000gsa6472 1 2TB 261 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 129 128 130 131 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 115 Write 121 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 130 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 91%
WD My Passport 2627 5TB 4,990 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 34.8 Write 33.3 Mixed 27.9 SusWrite 29.9 42% 31.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 1 233% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x16GB 2,830 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.4% Very good	MC Read 33 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 24.7 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 18.2 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 103%

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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%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,107x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,835x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,416x
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 $134	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