MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% 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.
Boot Drive	166% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	44.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '22 at 18:58
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^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-$409 354,223 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 (18^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 87.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 274 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 903 88% 722 Pts	64-Core 1,478 92% 1,478 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37AD) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 122 Parallax 143 121% 138 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 138 Splatting 111 115% 146 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 542GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 763 98 137 104 99 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 1,450 Write 1,459 Mixed 1069 SusWrite 217 234% 1,049 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 63.3 214% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 632 DQ Write 646 DQ Mixed 273 306% 517 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 255%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 81 82 81 83 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 127 Write 111 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 80.5 71% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 130GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 109 108 110 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 120 Write 104 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 108 73% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 109%
Adata HC660 1TB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 897GB free Firmware: 9201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 40 40 40 41 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 28 Write 30.5 Mixed 33.1 SusWrite 38 24% 32.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.7 176% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 76%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 21GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 11 10 11 11 10 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 32.6 Write 21.4 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 9.5 20% 17.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.3 99% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x16GB 3,198 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 26.4 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 19.1 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 111%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,165x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,897x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,829x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,432x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,349x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,162x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,226x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,051x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,006x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,991x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	970x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	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 $45	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