MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics109% 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 Drive43% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181113
Uptime5.3 Days
Run DateNov 05 '19 at 03:07
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 92.7
1-Core 150
2-Core 300
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 589
8-Core 1034
98% 811 Pts
64-Core 1,646
102% 1,646 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 127
Parallax 134
112% 133 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 130
Splatting 106
111% 140 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1Z40102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 53 161 22 71 23 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
43% Average
Read 510
Write 422
Mixed 12.7
SusWrite 106
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 7.4
4K Mixed 5.1
58% 14.6 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 43%
Great: 100%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$80
477GB free
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 980 1301 1555 1208 470 459 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
309% Outstanding
Read 2,524
Write 1,594
Mixed 1,321
SusWrite 995
357% 1,608 MB/s
4K Read 64.3
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 90.9
299% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1343
DQ Write 1,107
DQ Mixed 1,100
858% 1,183 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 309%
Great: 308%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
739GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 168 169 169 168 169 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 163
Mixed 94.2
SusWrite 166
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 102%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.9% Good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 19.3
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 23.5
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 107%

 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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