MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 50% Yacht


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 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	92.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	44.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '20 at 21:07
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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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 i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Memory 90 1-Core 79.8 2-Core 173 68% 114 Pts	4-Core 274 8-Core 320 38% 297 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.5% Outstanding	Lighting 99.5 Reflection 128 Parallax 138 81% 122 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 147 Splatting 107 115% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$34 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 130 86 55 33 11 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 441 Write 365 Mixed 218 SusWrite 89.2 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 26.2 4K Mixed 18.7 61% 20 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 2.2 DQ Mixed 40.8 34% 52.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 55%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 377GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 453 462 462 457 293 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 486 Mixed 443 SusWrite 430 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 50.7 161% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 341 257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 196 196 197 199 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 151 Mixed 77 SusWrite 196 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 14,178 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	55% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 19.3 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 16.6 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 97%

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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) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,171x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,901x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,831x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,433x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,351x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,163x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,227x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,055x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,007x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,992x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,462x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	972x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $832

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16