MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.6% 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	49.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (38%). 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	16.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '21 at 10:25
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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-$245 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	74.7% Very good	Memory 40.8 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 81% 162 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 990 95% 785 Pts	64-Core 956 59% 956 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Lighting 70.5 Reflection 77.8 Parallax 69.5 58% 72.6 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 71.1 58% 70.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GB 11,560 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA13.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 59 94 152 206 212 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49.5% Average	Read 33.5 Write 45 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 149 18% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 58 4K Mixed 26.1 98% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 6.4 57% 136 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 56GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 108 133 133 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 130 Write 128 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 120 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 457GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 130 135 134 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 128 Write 114 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 133 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 114%
Samsung D3 Station 3TB 1,520 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 227GB free, PID 6124 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 144 150 148 147 147 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 141 Write 124 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 147 164% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 79%
Samsung M3 Portable 1.5TB 360 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 750GB free, PID 61b4 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 89 88 88 89 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 88.5 Write 100 Mixed 51 SusWrite 87.9 111% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 42%
Generic MassStorageClass 1GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 0GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	6.35% Terrible	Read 21.3 Write 6.8 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 6.5 13% 10.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 36% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.35% Great: 17%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 100 100 100 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 103 Write 86.8 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 100 114% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB 12,182 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 800 MHz Relative performance (0^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	MC Read 6.6 MC Write 8 MC Mixed 6.7 20% 7.1 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 6.5 18% 6.3 GB/s	Latency 199 20% 199 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 99%

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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 $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,189x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,931x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,840x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,440x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,360x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,166x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,230x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,058x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,997x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,463x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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