MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	15.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '21 at 01:18
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 276 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 708 77% 611 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 85F5) 2GB CLim: 2176 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.5 Reflection 19.8 Parallax 19.7 16% 19.7 fps	MRender 16.7 Gravity 20.5 Splatting 18 15% 18.4 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB 9,480 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 298 284 304 278 290 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 464 Mixed 403 SusWrite 319 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 43.1 148% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 346 260% 348 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
Samsung PM851 mSATA 256GB 6,648 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 238GB free Firmware: EXT48D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 256 257 255 254 255 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 499 Write 259 Mixed 194 SusWrite 256 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 27.7 135% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 78.5 121% 232 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$75 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 203 200 202 202 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 161 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 201 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL18-22-22 D4-3600 2x16GB 1,675 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 23.8 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 24.2 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 112%

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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 $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,267x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,989x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,879x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,469x
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,376x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,190x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,237x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,066x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,014x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,010x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,473x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	979x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $834

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