MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.3% 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 Drive285% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 23 '20 at 22:39
Run Duration192 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 5600-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Memory 90.8
1-Core 139
2-Core 275
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 549
8-Core 801
84% 675 Pts
64-Core 821
51% 821 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 26.20.15029.27016
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Lighting 111
Reflection 94.7
Parallax 194
91% 133 fps
MRender 88
Gravity 103
Splatting 128
90% 106 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37
326GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1257 960 959 978 979 978 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
285% Outstanding
Read 1,934
Write 2,144
Mixed 1,712
SusWrite 1,018
383% 1,702 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 71.4
250% 92.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,823
DQ Write 1,267
DQ Mixed 1,480
1,122% 1,523 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 285%
Great: 297%
Intel 540s Series 240GB
223GB free
Firmware: LSBG200
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 103 102 103 103 103 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Read 440
Write 376
Mixed 373
SusWrite 135
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 45.7
164% 63.1 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 249
204% 289 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.3% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 21.5
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 20.7
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 109%

 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 32,033 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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