MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 147%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics131% 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 Drive308% 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
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '19 at 07:58
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 161
2-Core 321
105% 193 Pts
4-Core 642
8-Core 1,224
111% 933 Pts
64-Core 1,762
109% 1,762 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 108%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 182
Reflection 173
Parallax 169
148% 174 fps
MRender 191
Gravity 154
Splatting 111
120% 152 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
291GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 945 880 874 862 848 845 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
308% Outstanding
Read 2,666
Write 2,456
Mixed 1,894
SusWrite 876
441% 1,973 MB/s
4K Read 67.3
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 93
309% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,253
DQ Write 1,090
DQ Mixed 1,169
877% 1,171 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 308%
Great: 355%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 199 199 199 199 200 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 200
Mixed 95.7
SusWrite 199
123% 168 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
214% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
MC Read 36.9
MC Write 33.2
MC Mixed 24.8
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 36.8
SC Mixed 31.7
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 50.7
79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 104%

 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 32,048 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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HDDRAMUSB
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