MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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

19 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '22 at 16:51
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 84.6 1-Core 136 2-Core 271 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 790 82% 660 Pts	64-Core 796 49% 796 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B98) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	6% Terrible	Lighting 6.3 Reflection 9.1 Parallax 7.7 5% 7.7 fps	MRender 9.2 Gravity 7 Splatting 11.2 8% 9.13 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6% Great: 7%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 481 Write 139 Mixed 214 61% 278 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 40.3 154% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 196 163% 241 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
WDC WD40EZAZ-00SF3B0 4TB 19,163 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 226GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 87 Write 99.8 Mixed 65.7 19% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 11.1 4K Mixed 1 10% 4.63 MB/s	DQ Read 1.3 DQ Write 12.3 DQ Mixed 1 2% 4.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 39%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 218GB free Firmware: CC26 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 189 Write 151 Mixed 80.1 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 504GB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 104 Write 125 Mixed 62.1 72% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2Z3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2Z3200C16 32GB 122 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.4% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 20 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 20.3 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 106%

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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	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,836x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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