MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 174%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 183%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics177% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive167% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 29 '19 at 02:24
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 153
2-Core 304
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 551
8-Core 1174
101% 863 Pts
64-Core 1,651
102% 1,651 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3903 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
177% Outstanding
Lighting 253
Reflection 251
Parallax 267
206% 257 fps
MRender 285
Gravity 239
Splatting 152
177% 225 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 177%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$110
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 420 382 406 352 393 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
167% Outstanding
Read 1,380
Write 599
Mixed 526
SusWrite 393
160% 724 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 54.3
188% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 832
DQ Write 511
DQ Mixed 666
498% 670 MB/s
Poor: 125%
This bench: 167%
Great: 215%
Crucial M4 256GB-$218
83GB free
Firmware: 000F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 259 250 275 276 274 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 456
Write 258
Mixed 262
SusWrite 265
69% 310 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 81.6
4K Mixed 14.8
96% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 23.4
44% 87.5 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 74%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB-$58
1TB free
Firmware: SN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 162 159 162 163 163 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 150
Mixed 90.5
SusWrite 161
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3466 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 35.9
MC Mixed 25.9
94% 33.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 40.2
SC Mixed 32.4
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 51
78% 51 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,042 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $828
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