MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	145% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '19 at 11:48
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 way below expectations (10^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 80.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 195 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 686 73% 582 Pts	64-Core 722 45% 722 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Lighting 38.3 Reflection 31.6 Parallax 37 31% 35.6 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 38.7 Splatting 36.9 31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 180 175 172 168 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	145% Outstanding	Read 790 Write 660 Mixed 662 SusWrite 194 129% 577 MB/s	4K Read 54.1 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 66.6 216% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 831 DQ Write 711 DQ Mixed 933 655% 825 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 280%
Toshiba HDWD105 500GB-$49 9,420 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 415GB free Firmware: MS1OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 180 184 183 186 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 184 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 180 103% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 144% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70 13,060 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 593GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 103 102 98 106 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 98 Write 44.2 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 101 56% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2800 C17 1x8GB 531 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	35.1% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 10.3 34% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 10.6 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 53%

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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	8,108x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,837x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,417x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,318x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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