MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% 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 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	40.6% 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	38.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	12.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '20 at 00:00
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	21%

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 i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 89.4 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 1128 101% 853 Pts	64-Core 1,123 70% 1,123 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.48 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.6% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 44.8 39% 49.2 fps	MRender 63.1 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 52 44% 54.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team TM8PS7512G 512GB 5,734 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 286GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0509A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 139 3 39 72 3.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 470 Write 400 Mixed 376 SusWrite 109 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 8 4K Mixed 0.6 48% 12.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 101%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 47GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 69 58 52 39 44 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 249 Mixed 332 SusWrite 86.5 64% 291 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 50.9 175% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 227 205% 311 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 118%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 403GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 69 68 70 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 95 Write 94.8 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 68.9 54% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 74% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 67%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$26 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 54GB free Firmware: 58.01D58 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 60 60 61 60 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 46.5 Write 47.3 Mixed 38 SusWrite 60.1 35% 48 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$160 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.3% Very good	MC Read 25 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 23.5 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 23 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 114%

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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%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $239

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,106x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,833x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,416x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $821

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16