MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	91% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

High background CPU (22%). 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	19.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '20 at 12:40
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400-$161 22,187 User benchmarks, average bench 86% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	74% Very good	Memory 93.5 1-Core 118 2-Core 168 77% 127 Pts	4-Core 304 8-Core 381 44% 342 Pts	64-Core 396 24% 396 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 330F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 122 Parallax 112 94% 116 fps	MRender 87.7 Gravity 117 Splatting 105 85% 103 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 101%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 378GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,444 Write 1,481 Mixed 1135 302% 1,354 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 72.5 240% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 766 DQ Write 921 DQ Mixed 343 398% 677 MB/s
Poor: 118% Great: 277%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0612 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4,952 Write 43.5 Mixed 43.5 348% 1,680 MB/s	4K Read 596 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 5.9 912% 201 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 301GB free Firmware: HP73 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4,936 Write 38.5 Mixed 61.7 1,201% 1,679 MB/s	4K Read 626 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 2.2 26,342% 210 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905678-014.A00G 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 9905678-014.A00G 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	MC Read 31 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 31.6 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 26.2 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 104%

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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	8,115x
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 $15	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