MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	21.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '22 at 02:43
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 (9^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 84.5 1-Core 132 2-Core 262 88% 160 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 606 68% 532 Pts	64-Core 596 37% 596 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1156 Write 1,490 Mixed 1,103 280% 1,250 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 50.1 173% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,205 DQ Write 910 DQ Mixed 1,031 778% 1,049 MB/s
Poor: 164% Great: 276%
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB 27,523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 54GB free Firmware: SBFK61E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 98 109 77 98 47 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 418 Write 293 Mixed 309 SusWrite 110 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 57.7 4K Mixed 28.5 107% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 204 178% 264 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 928GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 153 153 153 152 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 152 Write 145 Mixed 97.1 SusWrite 152 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 54,117 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 23.7 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 21.1 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 112%

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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	8,115x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,842x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,803x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,326x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,136x

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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,980x
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: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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