MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	19.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit 色彩
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	5.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '21 at 14:15
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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-$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 below expectations (30^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 293 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 1,008 93% 778 Pts	64-Core 1,611 100% 1,611 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$391 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3724) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 171 Parallax 173 138% 171 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 152 Splatting 128 124% 156 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 324GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 432 432 433 384 401 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 439 Mixed 427 SusWrite 411 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 46.9 151% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 287 232% 328 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 125%
Adata SU650 480GB-$89 17,796 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 159GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 61 114 111 107 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 501 Write 422 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 135 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 13 4K Mixed 1.2 42% 12.2 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 20.9 DQ Mixed 14.8 24% 48.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 99%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 338GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1122 1337 1332 1339 1166 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,487 Write 1,367 Mixed 1,050 SusWrite 1,064 279% 1,242 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 70.3 238% 82.2 MB/s	DQ Read 683 DQ Write 944 DQ Mixed 272 357% 633 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 295%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 123GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 200 199 202 202 202 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 128 Write 138 Mixed 73.6 SusWrite 201 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 112%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 138 137 136 139 139 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 152 Write 134 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 138 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 101%
WDC WD20 EZRX-00D8PB0 2TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 212GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 52 57 61 61 60 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 116 Write 116 Mixed 59 SusWrite 57 112% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 122% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 49%
WDC WD20 EARX-008FB0 2TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 192GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 53 57 60 61 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 67 Write 56.6 Mixed 26 SusWrite 56.7 67% 51.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 26% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 260D 4TB 2,403 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 209GB free, PID 260d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 64.1 Write 69.9 Mixed 50.6 SusWrite 59.2 83% 61 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.5 169% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 4x8GB 2,539 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.1% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 21.2 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 22.4 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 146%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,149x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,885x
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	2,155x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,224x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,048x
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	1,987x
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	967x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $840

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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) $31	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