MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	66.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	53.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	19.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '21 at 06:36
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	68%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	76.5% Very good	Memory 78.5 1-Core 125 2-Core 244 82% 149 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 478 59% 449 Pts	64-Core 597 37% 597 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.4% Good	Lighting 72.5 Reflection 109 Parallax 78.5 59% 86.7 fps	MRender 96.2 Gravity 105 Splatting 95.4 81% 98.8 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 104 57 50 70 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 368 Write 203 Mixed 154 SusWrite 83.3 44% 202 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 47.9 4K Mixed 18.4 76% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 60.2 93% 182 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 89%
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 48GB free Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,047 Write 1,673 Mixed 1,120 288% 1,280 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 43.2 150% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 573 DQ Write 685 DQ Mixed 709 512% 656 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 277%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 309GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 93 95 96 96 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 98.4 Write 114 Mixed 57 SusWrite 94.9 67% 91 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 647GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 163 156 167 169 170 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 120 Write 126 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 165 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 78% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 26.8 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 19.1 58% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 114%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,106x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,835x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,416x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $828

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 $182	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) $30	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