MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	14.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	285% 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	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 (17%). 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	21.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 21 '20 at 14:43
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 84.4 1-Core 116 2-Core 297 88% 166 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,136 103% 866 Pts	64-Core 1,180 73% 1,180 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 6000 1,288 User benchmarks, average bench 15% Nvidia(10DE 076F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 573 MHz, MLim: 747 MHz, Ram: 5.2GB, Driver: 377.83 Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Lighting 16.6 Reflection 21.9 Parallax 19.9 14% 19.5 fps	MRender 24.1 Gravity 14.3 Splatting 21.3 16% 19.9 fps
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 665GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1027 1072 1125 1166 1168 1174 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,339 Write 1,921 Mixed 875 SusWrite 1122 348% 1,564 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 66.9 238% 84.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,238 DQ Write 980 DQ Mixed 952 755% 1,057 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 402GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 448 432 412 406 386 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 414 Mixed 452 SusWrite 424 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 39.6 155% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 320 236% 309 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 175 178 178 180 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 169 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 176 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 32GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.2% Very good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 23.4 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 22.1 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 88%

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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%

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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	7,842x
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	2,329x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,137x

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	1,981x
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 $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 $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