MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics99.8% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 18 '19 at 21:52
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$198
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Memory 92.3
1-Core 142
2-Core 270
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 548
8-Core 921
89% 735 Pts
64-Core 1,123
70% 1,123 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.8% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 129
Parallax 136
115% 135 fps
MRender 158
Gravity 137
Splatting 0.13
70% 98.1 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 112%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 33 34 56 171 164 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
56.3% Above average
Read 118
Write 146
Mixed 76
SusWrite 77.5
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.1
124% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70% Good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 20
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 23.1
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 70%
Great: 110%

 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 31,957 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $834
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HDDRAMUSB
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