MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	155% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 20 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '22 at 05:13
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$260 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 112 2-Core 225 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 818 76% 633 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 338GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 882 101 96 101 96 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 1,366 Write 1,354 Mixed 945 SusWrite 229 217% 973 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 56.3 192% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 557 DQ Mixed 271 292% 487 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 255%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 115GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,785 Write 6,042 Mixed 6,149 1,411% 6,326 MB/s	4K Read 456 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 226 1,073% 285 MB/s	DQ Read 1,345 DQ Write 610 DQ Mixed 798 639% 918 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
WD Game Drive 3TB 218 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free, PID 2638 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 38 38 39 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 35.9 Write 36.5 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 38.3 48% 35.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 113% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 29.7 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 24.6 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 125%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,175x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,907x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,832x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,435x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,354x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,163x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,228x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,056x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,008x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,993x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	972x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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