MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 175%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 178%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics169% 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 Drive288% 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
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190117
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateJun 19 '19 at 11:56
Run Duration220 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 150
2-Core 295
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 605
8-Core 1,131
104% 868 Pts
64-Core 1,649
102% 1,649 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3753 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
169% Outstanding
Lighting 237
Reflection 243
Parallax 244
193% 241 fps
MRender 271
Gravity 229
Splatting 152
171% 217 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 169%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
286GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 900 591 600 607 591 601 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
288% Outstanding
Read 2,526
Write 2,333
Mixed 1,524
SusWrite 648
392% 1,758 MB/s
4K Read 63.2
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 85.4
288% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,471
DQ Write 1,147
DQ Mixed 1,270
961% 1,296 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 288%
Great: 340%
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$110
62GB free
Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 661 586 539 530 498 475 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 1,415
Write 783
Mixed 593
SusWrite 548
185% 835 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 58
200% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 850
DQ Write 734
DQ Mixed 625
514% 737 MB/s
Poor: 125%
This bench: 187%
Great: 215%
Crucial M4 256GB-$218
63GB free
Firmware: 000F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 257 274 274 273 272 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
70% Good
Read 467
Write 262
Mixed 263
SusWrite 267
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 88.3
4K Mixed 15.4
102% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 23.7
44% 87.8 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 70%
Great: 74%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB-$58
1TB free
Firmware: SN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 170 170 170 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Read 150
Write 147
Mixed 89
SusWrite 170
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 91.9%
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 (45th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 36.1
MC Mixed 26
94% 32.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 40.3
SC Mixed 30.8
88% 30.9 GB/s
Latency 52.1
77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.6%
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 32,164 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) - $241

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $836
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