MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% 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 Drive124% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 10 '19 at 23:15
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Memory 91.4
1-Core 138
2-Core 278
93% 169 Pts
4-Core 537
8-Core 742
81% 639 Pts
64-Core 783
48% 783 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 118
Parallax 139
103% 128 fps
MRender 171
Gravity 118
Splatting 99.8
103% 130 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
708GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 463 471 475 478 477 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 452
Mixed 411
SusWrite 466
103% 457 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 97.4
4K Mixed 58.1
192% 66.3 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 355
266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB
15GB free, PID 5571
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
5.76% Terrible
Read 23.2
Write 2
Mixed 9.3
SusWrite 4.4
10% 9.73 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.4
33% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.76%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69% Good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 24.9
MC Mixed 20.8
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 20.6
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 65.1
62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 69%
Great: 95%

 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 32,052 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: $833
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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