MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	197% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (21%). 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	16.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190222
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '22 at 21:05
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 110 2-Core 262 84% 154 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 854 82% 678 Pts	64-Core 1,384 86% 1,384 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371D) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2040 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Lighting 76.1 Reflection 78.5 Parallax 71.9 62% 75.5 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 74.7 Splatting 69.5 58% 71.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PNY CS1030 500GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 130% 211GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3D10 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1118 700 547 550 558 555 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1220 Write 1,292 Mixed 1,302 SusWrite 671 253% 1,121 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 65 214% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,044 DQ Write 784 DQ Mixed 944 698% 924 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 197%
Faspeed F710-250G 250GB 249 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 40GB free Firmware: O0803B5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 88 81 86 85 85 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 482 Write 353 Mixed 368 SusWrite 114 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 46.1 155% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 256 204% 286 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 29GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 127 131 125 120 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 151 Write 127 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 125 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 109%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 758GB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 101 111 113 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 78.6 Write 102 Mixed 76.6 SusWrite 105 67% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.5 185% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB 212 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	65.5% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 21.2 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 17.9 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 68.3 58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 103%

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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 $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,174x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,902x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,832x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,434x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,353x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,163x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,227x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,055x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,007x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,992x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	972x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	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 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16