MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics108% 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 Drive103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 14 '19 at 20:27
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 62%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Memory 82.3
1-Core 139
2-Core 295
92% 172 Pts
4-Core 590
8-Core 1,006
97% 798 Pts
64-Core 1,144
71% 1,144 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.8.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 117
Parallax 246
110% 166 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 128
Splatting 158
112% 133 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 108%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6.8E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 258 254 239 240 255 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 412
Mixed 325
SusWrite 269
84% 377 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 83.1
4K Mixed 50.6
168% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 197
177% 269 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 103%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 201 201 200 201 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 188
Mixed 85
SusWrite 200
123% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 114%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GF2666C16K4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 21.1
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 25.6
SC Mixed 23
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 71%
Great: 94%

 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 32,057 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: $828
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