MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 21 '22 at 22:07
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way below expectations (14^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 54.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 292 85% 166 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 977 94% 772 Pts	64-Core 1,285 80% 1,285 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 80.4% 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 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (61 fps cap detected)	47.3% Average	Lighting 61 Reflection 57.1 Parallax 61 50% 59.7 fps	MRender 61 Gravity 61 Splatting 39.4 43% 53.8 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 132 76 76 75 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 292 Write 475 Mixed 231 SusWrite 117 63% 279 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 50 115% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 184 164% 252 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 63GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 152 166 148 138 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 268 Write 467 Mixed 258 SusWrite 154 65% 287 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 50.5 118% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 184 164% 253 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 129%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 50 49 48 50 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 109 Write 118 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 47.7 60% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 85% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 53 65 52 64 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 81.5 Write 144 Mixed 31.2 SusWrite 58.7 57% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.4 150% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 90%
WD Elements 25A3 6TB 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 589GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 46 45 46 47 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 60.3 Write 102 Mixed 36.9 SusWrite 46.6 84% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 53% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 3,091 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 43.8 MC Mixed 31.8 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 50.8 SC Mixed 32 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 145 28% 145 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 126%

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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	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

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