MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 54.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '22 at 01:08
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	54%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Memory 66.4 1-Core 117 2-Core 247 77% 144 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 248 33% 247 Pts	64-Core 249 15% 249 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Lighting 43.4 Reflection 42.3 Parallax 39.7 35% 41.8 fps	MRender 37.6 Gravity 43.1 Splatting 28 29% 36.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM871a M.2 2280 256GB 182 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAV22D0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 484 Write 403 Mixed 371 93% 419 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 50.7 168% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 351 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 122%
Visiontek Racer 480GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 399GB free Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 255 237 237 243 235 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 380 Write 297 Mixed 309 SusWrite 237 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 18 4K Mixed 22 75% 21.6 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 83.8 DQ Mixed 104 89% 134 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 68%
Seagate Momentus XT 7200 RPM 2.5" 500GB 1,388 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 465GB free Firmware: DEM4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 98 102 102 98 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 109 Write 105 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 96.4 71% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 58%
Seagate ST3400620NS 400GB-$179 751 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 156GB free Firmware: 3.CNK SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 70 71 70 71 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 68 Write 65.9 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 68.6 46% 62 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	45% Average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 14.5 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 19.9 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 107%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,153x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,889x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,823x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,345x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,157x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,225x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,049x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,003x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,989x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,461x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	968x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $841

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16