MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics114% 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 Drive78.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime5.9 Days
Run DateApr 29 '20 at 06:48
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 94.7
1-Core 148
2-Core 294
98% 179 Pts
4-Core 573
8-Core 849
89% 711 Pts
64-Core 847
52% 847 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 101%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
114% Outstanding
Lighting 149
Reflection 143
Parallax 150
122% 148 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 130
Splatting 104
110% 140 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 114%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKK1B3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 125 24 23 24 28 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 414
Write 460
Mixed 328
SusWrite 111
74% 328 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 85
4K Mixed 37.1
141% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 169
157% 239 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
406GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 167 164 165 164 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Read 128
Write 120
Mixed 71.7
SusWrite 165
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
217% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2666 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 24.6
89% 31 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 32.1
SC Mixed 27.5
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 57.8
69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 90%

 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 31,962 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) - $246

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $828
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Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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