MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	174% 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	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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	19.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '21 at 13:58
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing way below expectations (14^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-$252 550,833 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 (23^rd percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 84.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 295 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 1,027 94% 788 Pts	64-Core 1,074 66% 1,074 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 137 Parallax 128 102% 130 fps	MRender 173 Gravity 113 Splatting 107 104% 131 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 423GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1028 86 80 95 70 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 1,339 Write 1,347 Mixed 1,031 SusWrite 237 221% 988 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 66.3 232% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 656 DQ Write 894 DQ Mixed 265 343% 605 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 826GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 107 111 123 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 66.8 Write 101 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 109 63% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.4 162% 2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 90%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 40 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 35.8 Write 39.9 Mixed 34 SusWrite 38.9 28% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.5 196% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 97%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 370GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1 0.7 1.3 1 0.5 0.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 150 Write 0.5 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 0.8 28% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.4 90% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$160 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	64.4% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 19.7 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 19.6 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 114%

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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	8,104x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,832x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 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: $828

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