MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	84% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	256% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '21 at 16:52
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	LUX-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 73.3 1-Core 103 2-Core 269 78% 149 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 589 67% 525 Pts	64-Core 567 35% 567 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 869D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	84% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 96.8 Parallax 102 86% 102 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 90.4 Splatting 84 79% 99.3 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1027 1070 896 682 616 585 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 2,240 Write 2,046 Mixed 1,391 SusWrite 813 362% 1,623 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 69.9 232% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,422 DQ Write 586 DQ Mixed 1,046 764% 1,018 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 372%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 198GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 150 107 109 66 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 385 Write 263 Mixed 390 SusWrite 150 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.5 46% 11.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 92%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 627GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 79 119 104 84 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 81.1 Write 156 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 99.5 64% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMWX8GD3000C16W4D 2x8GB 1,266 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 16.7 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 17.3 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 94.1 42% 94.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 101%

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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	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,844x
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	2,137x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,217x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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