MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 75% Battleship


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	101% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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	16.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	21.5 Days
Run Date	May 20 '21 at 06:44
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	19%

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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-$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 (11^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 81.9 1-Core 130 2-Core 276 88% 163 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 586 71% 544 Pts	64-Core 695 43% 695 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 85.7% 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 (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 111 Parallax 126 99% 119 fps	MRender 169 Gravity 124 Splatting 104 105% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% 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% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0328D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,462 Write 1,041 Mixed 145 262% 1,216 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 26.9 210% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 788 DQ Write 41.4 DQ Mixed 125 164% 318 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: 437 467 450 476 478 463 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 449 Mixed 404 SusWrite 462 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 56.1 190% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 350 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
Crucial BX500 960GB-$54 11,103 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 198GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 98 93 188 5.2 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 309 Write 133 Mixed 221 SusWrite 81.9 41% 186 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 31.4 4K Mixed 15.7 40% 16.5 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 30.9 50% 95.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 91%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 1.5TB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 110 72 237 363 391 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 470 Mixed 382 SusWrite 217 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 40.9 148% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 245 212% 314 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 93.5% 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	82.3% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 25.7 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 24.8 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 77.1 52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 88%

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

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,310 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,179x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,915x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,834x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,436x
RTX 2060Nvidia $291Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,356x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,165x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,229x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,057x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,996x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,463x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	972x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $830

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16