MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 160% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	162% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	59.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 23:45
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 152 2-Core 306 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 894 91% 736 Pts	64-Core 892 55% 892 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	162% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 200 Parallax 237 181% 220 fps	MRender 264 Gravity 219 Splatting 162 170% 215 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,556 Write 2,238 Mixed 1,634 476% 2,143 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 87.3 291% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1674 DQ Write 1154 DQ Mixed 1,292 998% 1,373 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 43GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 13 224 204 320 206 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.2% Below average	Read 164 Write 96.9 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 193 30% 135 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 19.7 4K Mixed 10.9 47% 15.2 MB/s	DQ Read 14.4 DQ Write 15.6 DQ Mixed 14.5 11% 14.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$139 14,506 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 31.9 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 29.9 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 135%

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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	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,842x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,327x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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