MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	45.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	192% 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '21 at 08:51
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$85 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 692 75% 595 Pts	64-Core 722 45% 722 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Sapphire(1DA2 E353) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1284 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.6% Average	Lighting 57.4 Reflection 59.7 Parallax 77.4 47% 64.8 fps	MRender 59.6 Gravity 58.8 Splatting 44.3 43% 54.2 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 49%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme-1tb SSD 1TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 451GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0709A3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1087 974 506 156 378 206 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1622 Write 1,350 Mixed 980 SusWrite 551 251% 1,126 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 25.9 182% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 797 DQ Write 1,064 DQ Mixed 491 494% 784 MB/s
Poor: 187% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 277%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$118 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 34.7 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 29.5 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%

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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%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $262

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,217x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,953x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,856x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,449x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,367x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,175x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,062x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,003x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,465x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $852

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16