MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	18.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '21 at 10:04
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 802 82% 664 Pts	64-Core 809 50% 809 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 116 Parallax 145 104% 129 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 126 Splatting 106 108% 137 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0328D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,114 Write 973 Mixed 427 254% 1,172 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 85.5 246% 94.2 MB/s	DQ Read 814 DQ Write 618 DQ Mixed 144 263% 525 MB/s
Poor: 139% Great: 271%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 136GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 479 478 486 485 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 485 Mixed 412 SusWrite 481 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 63.4 214% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%
Crucial BX500 960GB-$54 11,103 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 196GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 511 Write 450 Mixed 408 SusWrite 79.9 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 28.6 145% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 36.2 87% 176 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 27.8 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 33.2 SC Mixed 25.3 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 88%

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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	8,114x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,840x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,802x

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	997x

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	1,454x
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 $274	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 $184	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