MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	158% 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.
Boot Drive	54.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 days ago, 11 days ago, 3 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190222
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '21 at 22:07
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$200 253,471 User benchmarks, average bench 95% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 131 2-Core 261 92% 162 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 738 75% 595 Pts	64-Core 727 49% 727 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 117,033 User benchmarks, average bench 154% MSI(1462 3908) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	158% Outstanding	Lighting 225 Reflection 279 Parallax 208 182% 237 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 155 Splatting 137 130% 163 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 166%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 52,741 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 5.2 136 130 141 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 460 Write 376 Mixed 315 SusWrite 140 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 39.5 4K Mixed 19 78% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 82.1 DQ Mixed 41.2 45% 77.1 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 56%
SABRENT 1TB 361GB free Firmware: RKT303.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2013 889 908 884 934 886 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 11,987 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 352GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 101 90 87 88 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 141 Write 145 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 93.3 128% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 40% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 50%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 24,383 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.5 6.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	4.88% Terrible	Read 13.9 Write 7.5 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 7.3 10% 8.22 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.88% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT4G4DFS824A.C8FHP 029E CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 12GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	55% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 15.7 54% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 17.3 48% 17 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 68%

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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 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 96%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $127

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $200Bench 95%, 253,471 samples	9,477x
Core i7-9700KIntel $287Bench 98%, 365,456 samples	7,835x
Core i9-9900KIntel $370Bench 98%, 345,381 samples	3,093x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 119%, 422,698 samples	3,528x
RTX 2060Nvidia $338Bench 88%, 370,664 samples	2,769x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 343,626 samples	2,582x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $60Bench 106%, 530,736 samples	1,686x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 285%, 273,120 samples	1,206x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $105Bench 113%, 397,638 samples	1,170x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 84%, 440,338 samples	2,918x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 82%, 483,535 samples	2,165x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $114Bench 85%, 200,856 samples	1,167x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $976

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $224	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-10400F $148	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $320	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16