MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	67.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	46.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 25 '23 at 20:55
Run Duration	326 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 251 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 689 73% 584 Pts	64-Core 735 46% 735 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 8756) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 532.03 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.7% Good	Lighting 86.2 Reflection 83.3 Parallax 78.4 70% 82.6 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 70.6 Splatting 65 63% 78.7 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$108 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 351GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 75 75 78 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 428 Write 91.1 Mixed 123 SusWrite 75.9 39% 180 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 35.1 4K Mixed 15.3 64% 22.4 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 70.5 DQ Mixed 96.9 79% 116 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 121%
Patriot Burst 120GB 15,567 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 37GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 84 62 63 65 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 456 Write 284 Mixed 316 SusWrite 104 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 28.5 4K Mixed 20.1 82% 25.2 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 152 116% 161 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 49.9 Mixed 2 19% 26 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Mixed 0 294% 2.35 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 102 101 102 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 150 Write 119 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 102 139% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 167% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3600C17-8GTZR 04CD F4-3600C18-8GTZRX 04CD F4-3600C17-8GTZR 04CD F4-3600C18-8GTZRX 32GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 32 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 25.1 74% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 114%

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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) - $237

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,169x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,899x
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