MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	113% 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	129% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	44.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '21 at 21:48
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way below expectations (14^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 1.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	69.9% Good	Memory 93.3 1-Core 78.9 2-Core 134 64% 102 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 318 38% 290 Pts	64-Core 300 19% 300 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	113% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 209 Parallax 146 118% 167 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 128 Splatting 114 113% 142 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 481GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1410 1433 1361 553 98 177 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 1,459 Write 1,494 Mixed 1,071 SusWrite 839 273% 1,216 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 74% 16.3 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 13GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 120 123 123 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 133 Write 133 Mixed 77 SusWrite 120 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	69.1% Good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 28.1 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 16.3 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 110%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,101x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,829x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,795x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,414x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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