MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	160% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 19 '23 at 23:58
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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-$263 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 83.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 285 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 937 92% 753 Pts	64-Core 1,032 64% 1,032 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gigabyte(1458 408F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	160% Outstanding	Lighting 239 Reflection 210 Parallax 206 194% 218 fps	MRender 247 Gravity 153 Splatting 125 137% 175 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 238 258 275 289 203 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 442 Mixed 368 SusWrite 257 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 48.5 164% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 350 265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 441GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1177 1721 2055 2036 1615 1613 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	335% Outstanding	Read 2,155 Write 2053 Mixed 2,118 SusWrite 1,703 452% 2,007 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 82.7 266% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,531 DQ Write 1265 DQ Mixed 1382 1,039% 1,393 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 335% Great: 488%
WD Game Drive 5TB 256 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 4.5TB free, PID 2638 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 34 34 35 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 66.1 Write 21 Mixed 33.8 SusWrite 36.1 48% 39.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 95% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HX42133C14/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G HX42133C14/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	73.8% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.4 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 21.8 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 73%

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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) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,169x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,900x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,831x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,433x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,350x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,162x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,226x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,055x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,007x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,992x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	971x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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