MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	73.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	37.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	16.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190222
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '21 at 15:32
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8500-$173 43,089 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 83 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 570 66% 516 Pts	64-Core 617 38% 617 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.4% Very good	Lighting 92.6 Reflection 84.9 Parallax 94.8 76% 90.8 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 79.5 Splatting 76.5 69% 86.2 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB 27,523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 111 91 26 105 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 420 Write 144 Mixed 227 SusWrite 83.8 48% 219 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 31.8 4K Mixed 17.4 41% 16.8 MB/s	DQ Read 42 DQ Write 64.1 DQ Mixed 182 101% 95.9 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 222GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 130 132 131 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 161 Write 141 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 130 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IRH2666D464L19S/8G 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 075D IRH2666D464L19S/8G 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	64.1% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 20.5 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 19 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 83%

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,837x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
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	1,046x
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	1,453x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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