MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	66.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	273% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	57.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '21 at 19:45
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 84.3 1-Core 119 2-Core 238 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 930 83% 703 Pts	64-Core 1618 100% 1618 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.9% Good	Lighting 77 Reflection 85.8 Parallax 80.3 63% 81 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 97 Splatting 78.7 75% 93.5 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 223GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 672 710 709 694 692 685 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,479 Write 2,276 Mixed 1,829 SusWrite 694 407% 1,819 MB/s	4K Read 64.6 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 85.1 276% 93.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,293 DQ Write 721 DQ Mixed 967 730% 994 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 401GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 188 82 81 81 81 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 448 Mixed 402 SusWrite 166 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 46 159% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 260 221% 324 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 121%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 531GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 87 87 84 84 87 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 65.7 Write 116 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 85.4 58% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.2 195% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2A2666C16 4x16GB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	69.1% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 21.6 68% 24 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 22.8 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 100%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	8,116x
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	1,218x
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	1,981x
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: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

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