MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	197% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	16.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190222
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '22 at 21:01
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	50%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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 (4^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 81.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 255 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 919 82% 696 Pts	64-Core 1463 90% 1463 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371D) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2040 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Lighting 76.3 Reflection 79.3 Parallax 72.9 62% 76.2 fps	MRender 69.5 Gravity 75.4 Splatting 71.4 59% 72.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PNY CS1030 500GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 130% 211GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3D10 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1149 677 546 550 557 555 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,207 Write 1,540 Mixed 1,305 SusWrite 672 266% 1,181 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 63.6 212% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,058 DQ Write 791 DQ Mixed 934 696% 928 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 197%
Faspeed F710-250G 250GB 249 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 62GB free Firmware: O0803B5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 85 85 85 85 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 482 Write 363 Mixed 370 SusWrite 114 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 47.7 157% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 254 204% 286 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 37GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 91 96 89 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 131 Write 133 Mixed 90 SusWrite 103 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 109%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 758GB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 101 110 112 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 78.1 Write 104 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 104 67% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.5 197% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB 212 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	63.3% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 20.3 66% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 15.7 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 103%

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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 $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,126x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,859x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,808x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,420x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,338x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,143x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,220x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	999x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,983x
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	963x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $871

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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