MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	102% 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	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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

13 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '19 at 17:25
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$219 241,027 User benchmarks, average bench 95% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 87.7 1-Core 129 2-Core 256 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 646 67% 527 Pts	64-Core 673 45% 673 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$340 648,344 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Lighting 66.8 Reflection 67.8 Parallax 65.2 54% 66.6 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 62 Splatting 53.9 51% 62.7 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$70 768,156 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 110 109 110 99 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 464 Mixed 373 SusWrite 137 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 53.6 187% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 123%
Hitachi HDT721064SLA360 640GB-$135 2,952 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 58GB free Firmware: STDOA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 55 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 72 Write 71.2 Mixed 42 SusWrite 54.5 44% 59.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 59%
Lacie Rugged Mini USB3 1TB 739 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 204GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 69 70 72 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 48 Write 88.3 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 71.1 53% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.5 132% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 66%
Intenso USB 3.0 Device 1TB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 53GB free, PID 1068 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 68 60 59 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 42.2 Write 61.7 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 62.5 90% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$71 417,739 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 18 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 13 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 104%

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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 95%

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Workstation 96%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $130

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $219Bench 95%, 241,027 samples	8,599x
Core i7-9700KIntel $295Bench 98%, 324,023 samples	6,998x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 97%, 314,638 samples	2,689x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 403,865 samples	3,272x
RTX 2060Nvidia $338Bench 89%, 352,805 samples	2,508x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 326,115 samples	2,365x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 107%, 478,856 samples	1,543x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $85Bench 289%, 222,396 samples	1,076x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $105Bench 115%, 336,749 samples	1,026x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 377,979 samples	2,647x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 83%, 417,739 samples	2,011x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $95Bench 85%, 191,326 samples	1,056x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $989

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-9600K $219	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $47	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16