MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	11.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	124% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 months ago, 11 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221021
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '23 at 13:21
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700F-$279 54,980 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 85.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 844 87% 702 Pts	64-Core 1,051 65% 1,051 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC8) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 522.30 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	11.9% Very poor	Lighting 0.2 Reflection 89.8 Parallax 0.3 0% 30.1 fps	MRender 64.2 Gravity 79.9 Splatting 0.3 35% 48.1 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 209GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 293 283 246 155 145 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 962 Write 741 Mixed 441 SusWrite 244 132% 597 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 75.8 4K Mixed 41 146% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 642 DQ Write 510 DQ Mixed 408 351% 520 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 155%
Toshiba A100 240GB 5,900 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 172GB free Firmware: SBFA10.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 91 94 94 94 94 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 416 Write 290 Mixed 327 SusWrite 102 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 74.8 4K Mixed 29.6 124% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 159 159% 253 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 91%
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 12,579 User benchmarks, average bench 380% 464GB free Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1665 2310 2370 2278 2352 2301 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	359% Outstanding	Read 2,412 Write 2,098 Mixed 1,766 SusWrite 2,212 477% 2,122 MB/s	4K Read 62.5 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 66 229% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,612 DQ Write 976 DQ Mixed 1,138 890% 1,242 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 359% Great: 507%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 88GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 106 105 104 104 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 113 Write 75.5 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 104 66% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 100GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 102 100 104 125 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 7.7 Write 26.9 Mixed 11.2 SusWrite 110 28% 38.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 45% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 113%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 98 99 101 98 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 118 Write 99.9 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 99 74% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 84%
WD WD42PURZ-85B4YY0 4TB 476 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 169 168 171 172 169 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 54.5 Write 143 Mixed 59.4 SusWrite 169 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.5 175% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFD824A.C16FBD2 Samsung M378A1G43EB1-CPB 16GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.1% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.9 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 20.5 58% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 76%

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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) - $265

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,218x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,954x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,857x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,450x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,367x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,175x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,232x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,062x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,010x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,003x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,465x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	976x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $855

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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