MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	87.4% 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	89.9% 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). 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	17.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '21 at 17:08
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	37%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$85 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 81.3 1-Core 125 2-Core 246 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 587 68% 527 Pts	64-Core 655 40% 655 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$288 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	87.4% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 102 Parallax 104 89% 105 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 99.4 Splatting 89.5 85% 106 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 108 124 109 132 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 1,079 Write 217 Mixed 168 SusWrite 147 87% 403 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 37 4K Mixed 28.6 97% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 277 178% 207 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$135 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 78GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 385 388 392 342 291 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 439 Mixed 409 SusWrite 360 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 52.2 4K Mixed 42.4 139% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 243 174% 221 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 133%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 23GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 101 80 80 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 83.8 Write 42.7 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 85.9 50% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 72%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 168GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 118 111 104 106 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 108 Write 104 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 103 70% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 91GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 112 114 115 114 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 134 Write 112 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 113 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 114GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 128 127 129 130 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 99.1 Write 41.1 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 117 56% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 764GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 139 137 140 137 136 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 96.6 Write 144 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 137 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 93% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 90%
WDC WD10 EZRX-00A8LB0 1TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 67GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 127 128 128 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 102 Write 105 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 126 140% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB 9,006 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.1% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 20.6 63% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 18.4 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 128%

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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) - $268

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,206x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,949x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,849x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,446x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,365x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,171x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,061x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,001x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,464x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	974x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $836

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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