MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	91.6% 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	35.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

High background CPU (21%). 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	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '21 at 01:29
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 111 2-Core 294 90% 166 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 971 95% 777 Pts	64-Core 932 58% 932 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8784) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.6% Outstanding	Lighting 111 Reflection 98.6 Parallax 113 90% 107 fps	MRender 152 Gravity 111 Splatting 94.1 94% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team TM8PS7512G 512GB 5,734 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1127B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 12 8.4 4.5 14 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 485 Write 408 Mixed 345 SusWrite 21.4 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 20.4 4K Mixed 1.7 41% 13.6 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 26.6 DQ Mixed 1.1 23% 58.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 101%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$55 23,775 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 783GB free Firmware: 01.01V02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 126 125 125 126 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 157 Write 136 Mixed 102 SusWrite 121 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 76%

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 @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 29.6 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 29.2 82% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 112%

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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 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,845x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,330x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,138x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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