MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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	208% 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.

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	16.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190321
Uptime	11.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '19 at 22:06
Run Duration	272 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 149 2-Core 300 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 1,150 101% 858 Pts	64-Core 1,628 101% 1,628 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$391 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 155 Parallax 165 133% 161 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 137 Splatting 103 109% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 597GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 851 1229 954 101 285 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,437 Write 1,526 Mixed 1,072 SusWrite 595 260% 1,157 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 74.1 257% 92.7 MB/s	DQ Read 626 DQ Write 915 DQ Mixed 271 345% 604 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 255%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 177 176 174 179 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Read 196 Write 180 Mixed 104 SusWrite 176 37% 164 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 0.8 9% 3.8 MB/s	DQ Read 0.9 DQ Write 11.5 DQ Mixed 1.2 2% 4.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 23%
Hitachi G-DRIVE with Thu 4TB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 449GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 28.8 Write 39.5 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 12 21% 28 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 95%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 71GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 68 67 65 65 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 68.3 Write 68.2 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 66.1 89% 65.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 99% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 60%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 780GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 7.4 7.3 8 7.9 8.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 27.8 Write 33.5 Mixed 24 SusWrite 7.7 31% 23.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 61%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 6.8 6.9 7.5 7.5 7.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 26.2 Write 31.8 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 7.2 30% 22.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1 196% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 436GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.8 7.8 8.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 25.3 Write 30.5 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 7.7 30% 22.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 60%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -0 64GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 60GB free, PID 0301 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 6.1 6.4 7.1 7 8.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Read 28 Write 34.7 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 7 32% 24.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 2 123% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 41%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -1 64GB 193 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 56GB free, PID 0301 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 28 Mixed 26.8 31% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.3 155% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C17 4x8GB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	91.1% Outstanding	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 27.3 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 39.5 SC Mixed 28 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 120%

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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) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,152x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,888x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,823x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,428x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,345x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,157x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,224x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,049x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,003x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,988x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,460x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	968x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $836

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16