MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	116% 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	34% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '21 at 06:40
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 82.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 961 88% 740 Pts	64-Core 1,576 98% 1,576 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 1E87) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 155 Parallax 158 124% 155 fps	MRender 156 Gravity 135 Splatting 123 111% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 480GB-$89 17,796 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c86 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 31 15 21 25 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 350 Write 35.7 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 22.3 22% 106 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 21.8 57% 14.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 99%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 1TB 4,980 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 150GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 42 41 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	17.1% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 41.5 Mixed 39 SusWrite 41.2 9% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 11.6 4K Write 12 4K Mixed 11 38% 11.5 MB/s	DQ Read 30.2 DQ Write 26.4 DQ Mixed 28.6 21% 28.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 56GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 145 153 147 121 163 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 128 Write 123 Mixed 30 SusWrite 148 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 107%
Seagate M3 Portable 4TB 5,513 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 248GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 77 75 76 78 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 50.2 Write 76.5 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 75.8 50% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.5 163% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 04CD F4-3000C16-16GISB 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	66.8% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 20.8 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 20.4 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 93%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,846x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,330x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,138x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
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	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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