MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics104% 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 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.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateOct 11 '19 at 00:26
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 48%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 way below expectations (11th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 84.6
1-Core 140
2-Core 279
92% 168 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 796
79% 643 Pts
64-Core 972
60% 972 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 88%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 121
Parallax 123
105% 125 fps
MRender 173
Gravity 124
Splatting 99.4
104% 132 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0A- 240GB
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 90 5.9 3.8 39 79 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 352
Write 292
Mixed 219
SusWrite 59.9
171% 231 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.9
764% 5.67 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 119%
Great: 160%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
280GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 129 126 132 129 128 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Read 183
Write 180
Mixed 95.5
SusWrite 128
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 109%
Dell USB Portable HDD 1TB
788GB free, PID 9010
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 5.5 6.6 5.9 8 5.3 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
4.21% Terrible
Read 7
Write 10.2
Mixed 6.8
SusWrite 6.1
10% 7.53 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.2
28% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 4.21%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
73.1% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 22.8
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 18.7
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 97%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 104%
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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $828
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