MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	88.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211117
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '23 at 21:31
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 271 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 646 76% 588 Pts	64-Core 675 42% 675 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-12GB 12,228 User benchmarks, average bench 96% Gigabyte(1458 4098) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3625 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 531.68 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	88.2% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 146 Parallax 97.8 85% 116 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 117 Splatting 101 94% 117 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 102%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$57 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B2S7JA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,086 Write 1,833 Mixed 1,127 373% 1682 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 56.4 4K Mixed 52.7 157% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 778 DQ Write 851 DQ Mixed 547 486% 726 MB/s
Poor: 147% Great: 311%
Patriot Burst 2TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 154 156 155 155 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 145 Write 163 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 155 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 2,647 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 46.9 MC Mixed 37.5 119% 41.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 46.1 SC Mixed 29.4 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 129%

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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%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,193x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,937x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,844x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,443x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,361x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,169x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,231x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,060x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,009x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,998x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,464x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	973x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $814

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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