MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	96.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	21.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '23 at 22:33
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$98 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 120 2-Core 242 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 600 69% 539 Pts	64-Core 576 36% 576 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.9% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 136 Parallax 124 96% 126 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 135 Splatting 116 99% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 247GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1C2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 41 44 46 43 50 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	21.8% Poor	Read 194 Write 96.1 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 59.2 24% 107 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 17.8 4K Mixed 8.6 32% 11.3 MB/s	DQ Read 12.8 DQ Write 15.4 DQ Mixed 13.3 10% 13.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 346GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 146 136 125 137 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 149 Write 167 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 135 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 143GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 102 105 104 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 120 Write 126 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 104 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB 14,281 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 15 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 16.8 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 63%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,150x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,885x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,823x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,345x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,156x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,224x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,048x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,003x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,987x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,460x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	967x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $840

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16