MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.3% 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)
Boot Drive	210% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	37.3 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '22 at 19:16
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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-$136 321,194 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 (13^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 75.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 269 86% 160 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 714 79% 622 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36BE) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.3% Below average	Lighting 40.1 Reflection 43.1 Parallax 38.2 33% 40.5 fps	MRender 30.7 Gravity 39.5 Splatting 34.1 28% 34.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1XHE-00AFY0 1TB 4,117 User benchmarks, average bench 407% 810GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614900WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1060 1314 1284 1289 1341 1069 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 2,240 Write 979 Mixed 1,596 SusWrite 1226 336% 1,510 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 35 4K Mixed 37.6 143% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 67.1 DQ Write 42.3 DQ Mixed 84.7 55% 64.7 MB/s
Poor: 226% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 607%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 174 157 162 160 180 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 137 Write 130 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 164 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 106%
WD Game Drive 5TB 467 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2.5TB free, PID 2630 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 88 83 81 80 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 123 Write 106 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 84 125% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.7 231% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 48GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	68% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 22.8 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 20 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 88.4 45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 98%

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

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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 $253Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,189x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,930x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,840x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,440x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,360x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,166x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,230x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,058x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,997x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,463x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $830

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16