MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	3.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 21:17
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	74%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 87.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 831 87% 695 Pts	64-Core 815 50% 815 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.49% Terrible	Lighting 4.2 Reflection 4.1 Parallax 4.4 3% 4.23 fps	MRender 4 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5.1 4% 4.33 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.49% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 499 Write 451 Mixed 346 96% 432 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 50.5 176% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 230 207% 313 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 889GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2348 2158 1139 1135 1133 1143 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	334% Outstanding	Read 2,487 Write 2,293 Mixed 1,418 SusWrite 1,509 432% 1,927 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 80.8 273% 96.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,330 DQ Write 1,247 DQ Mixed 1,270 958% 1,283 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 372%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 160 161 160 162 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 124 Write 155 Mixed 128 SusWrite 160 105% 142 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.8 370% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 89%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 460GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 72 71 74 73 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 70.4 Write 70 Mixed 59 SusWrite 71.5 50% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 24.5 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 21.1 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 94%

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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%

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Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,104x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,832x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,415x
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 $129Bench 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: $825

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) $35	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