MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	115% 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	433% 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.

Very high background CPU (34%). 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	19 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '22 at 12:27
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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 (1^st percentile)	68.1% Good	Memory 77.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 236 81% 146 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 358 46% 347 Pts	64-Core 337 21% 337 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 511.23 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 118 Parallax 140 133% 140 fps	MRender 146 Gravity 124 Splatting 80.8 92% 117 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 24 25 23 20 22 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	433% Outstanding	Read 4,882 Write 52.5 Mixed 103 SusWrite 22.6 263% 1265 MB/s	4K Read 584 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 6.4 894% 198 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 433% Great: 442%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 190GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 301 304 306 295 286 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 418 Mixed 368 SusWrite 298 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 67.3 4K Mixed 37.9 127% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 351 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: HP34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 179 178 179 179 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 145 Mixed 83.9 SusWrite 176 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 114%
Amd-raid WDS100T3X0C-00SJ 1TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 635GB free Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 26 23 20 22 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 22% Great: 353%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 04CB DDR4 3000 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 04CB DDR4 3000 32GB 110 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	71% Very good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 25.2 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 19.5 58% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 85.2 47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 102%

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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 $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,126x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,858x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,807x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
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	962x

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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