MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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. 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 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	102% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	19.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	22.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '21 at 06:20
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	62%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	64.4% Good	Memory 72 1-Core 139 2-Core 284 88% 165 Pts	4-Core 317 8-Core 388 46% 352 Pts	64-Core 486 30% 486 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 113 Parallax 128 101% 122 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 124 Splatting 104 106% 134 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0328D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,738 Write 745 Mixed 227 195% 903 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 78 242% 86.8 MB/s	DQ Read 833 DQ Write 531 DQ Mixed 166 263% 510 MB/s
Poor: 139% Great: 271%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 82GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 477 478 481 481 422 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 479 Mixed 410 SusWrite 469 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 35.1 169% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 340 259% 350 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%
Crucial BX500 960GB-$54 11,103 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 205GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 269 272 277 46 4.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 491 Write 256 Mixed 322 SusWrite 190 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 33.3 140% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 47.1 79% 151 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 91%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 1.5TB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 416 413 419 410 396 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 357 Mixed 388 SusWrite 422 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 51.7 176% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 253 216% 318 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	78% Very good	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 26.3 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 17.2 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 96.8 41% 96.8 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 88%

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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 $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,174x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,905x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,832x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,434x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,353x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,163x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,227x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,055x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,007x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,992x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	972x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $806

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16