MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	3.97% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). 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	20.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	7.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '22 at 13:07
Run Duration	297 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing way below expectations (18^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-$307 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 87.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 915 89% 730 Pts	64-Core 1,423 88% 1,423 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 13AA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3508 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	111% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 142 Parallax 140 119% 143 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 126 Splatting 91.9 103% 131 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 28 37 26 35 36 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	3.97% Terrible	Read 26.3 Write 35.4 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 32.9 7% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.3 3% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 3.97% Great: 128%
SSD 960GB 1,660 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 561GB free Firmware: 02000008 SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 281 361 263 355 371 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 305 Write 104 Mixed 88 SusWrite 318 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 17.7 50% 12.4 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 104%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 4GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,450 Write 903 Mixed 890 239% 1,081 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 19.3 4K Mixed 26.2 117% 31.3 MB/s	DQ Read 595 DQ Write 28.7 DQ Mixed 31.1 93% 218 MB/s
Poor: 127% Great: 255%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 17GB free Firmware: 4L1QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,850 Write 1,030 Mixed 712 262% 1,197 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 18.7 4K Mixed 27.4 123% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 854 DQ Write 28.3 DQ Mixed 9.2 115% 297 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
CT2000BX500SSD1 2TB 12,882 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 977GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 167 39 28 35 244 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 495 Write 196 Mixed 353 SusWrite 133 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 19 4K Mixed 15.6 71% 20.6 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 31.7 DQ Mixed 39.8 47% 87.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 99%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 931GB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 173 174 107 173 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 127 Write 127 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 157 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 244% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 1,055 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	63.2% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 19.2 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 19.4 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 104%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,095x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,822x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,794x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,316x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,214x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,043x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	958x

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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 $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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