MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive31.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '19 at 20:39
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 136
2-Core 243
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 533
8-Core 786
82% 659 Pts
64-Core 520
32% 520 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Gigabyte(1458 37D9) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.9% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 115
Parallax 108
93% 113 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 99.1
Splatting 84.8
84% 106 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 97%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 115 16 33 16 22 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
31.6% Below average
Read 248
Write 123
Mixed 123
SusWrite 64.7
31% 140 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 23.9
4K Mixed 13.6
55% 18 MB/s
DQ Read 21.4
DQ Write 22.4
DQ Mixed 20.8
16% 21.5 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 31.6%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z2933C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
MC Read 34.9
MC Write 33.1
MC Mixed 26.4
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 34.5
SC Mixed 27.7
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 59.8
67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 102%

 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 31,994 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) - $239

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $821
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HDDRAMUSB
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