MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221021
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '23 at 22:59
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 250 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 745 74% 605 Pts	64-Core 913 56% 913 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 94%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KLEVV CRAS C720 512GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 338GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22.9 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,226 Write 2120 Mixed 1,294 349% 1,547 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 52.8 166% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 747 DQ Write 626 DQ Mixed 712 526% 695 MB/s
Poor: 149% Great: 274%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 103GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 371 Write 273 Mixed 267 67% 304 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 20.4 98% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 135 133% 206 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Hs-ssd-e100 512G 512GB 2,522 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 223GB free Firmware: S0918A0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 481 Write 360 Mixed 18 62% 286 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 14.9 4K Mixed 0.4 42% 12.4 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 15.2 DQ Mixed 0.4 25% 66.4 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 99%
Seagate ST6000VN0011-1UL17Z 6TB 1,358 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4.5TB free Firmware: SC60 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 144 Write 121 Mixed 68.9 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 334% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$85 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 141 Write 115 Mixed 79.7 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Ramaxel RMUA5110MB78HAF2400 3x8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.3% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 14.6 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 17 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 71%

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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 $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,189x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,931x
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 $40Bench 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: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $817

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 $40	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