MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 145% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	164% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191225
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '23 at 22:31
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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-$295 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 84.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 985 94% 778 Pts	64-Core 1,063 66% 1,063 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gigabyte(1458 408F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.68 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	164% Outstanding	Lighting 245 Reflection 214 Parallax 211 200% 223 fps	MRender 254 Gravity 158 Splatting 128 141% 180 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 296 311 311 312 312 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 435 Write 435 Mixed 364 SusWrite 301 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 47.7 163% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 347 262% 352 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 124%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$102 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 474GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2186 2278 2271 2014 1556 1531 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	351% Outstanding	Read 2,158 Write 2,103 Mixed 2,030 SusWrite 1,972 466% 2,066 MB/s	4K Read 59.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 84.7 266% 90.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,508 DQ Write 1246 DQ Mixed 1,351 1,019% 1,368 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 351% Great: 488%
WD Game Drive 5TB 256 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 4.5TB free, PID 2638 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 38 38 35 34 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 50 Write 36.2 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 35.5 49% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HX42133C14/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G HX42133C14/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72.9% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.9 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 22.9 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 73%

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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%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,126x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,858x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,807x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,419x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,338x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,143x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,983x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	962x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $871

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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