MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	97.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	332% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '21 at 15:50
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 87.9 1-Core 112 2-Core 299 89% 167 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 870 80% 668 Pts	64-Core 1,348 83% 1,348 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 104%

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: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 135 Parallax 124 100% 127 fps	MRender 95.6 Gravity 129 Splatting 114 93% 113 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 285GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1100 1865 1928 1953 1952 1968 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,569 Write 2,163 Mixed 1,375 SusWrite 1,794 442% 1,975 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 72.2 253% 90 MB/s	DQ Read 1,083 DQ Write 790 DQ Mixed 959 710% 944 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 393%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 49GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 475 479 478 479 478 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 435 Mixed 449 SusWrite 477 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 55.1 183% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 68 65 59 60 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 65.1 Write 70.1 Mixed 20.2 SusWrite 61.4 39% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 85% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 83%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 134 130 134 135 136 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 101 Write 99.3 Mixed 37.4 SusWrite 131 67% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 85% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$160 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 22 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 22 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 114%

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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%

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	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,837x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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