MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics113% 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 Drive255% 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '20 at 20:00
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Memory 88.1
1-Core 138
2-Core 274
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 539
8-Core 689
79% 614 Pts
64-Core 689
43% 689 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 93%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
113% Outstanding
Lighting 148
Reflection 142
Parallax 143
121% 145 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 126
Splatting 103
107% 136 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 113%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
370GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1661 809 513 526 499 505 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
255% Outstanding
Read 2,063
Write 1,878
Mixed 1,305
SusWrite 752
335% 1,500 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 69
232% 81.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,315
DQ Write 1,139
DQ Mixed 1,204
909% 1,220 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 255%
Great: 340%
General USB Flash Disk 8GB
4GB free, PID 800b
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 3 3.1 3 3 3 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
2.4% Terrible
Read 11.7
Write 2
Mixed 2
SusWrite 3
5% 4.68 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
1% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.4%
Great: 4%
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 (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.5% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 20.1
65% 22.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 19.1
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 64.5%
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 32,042 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $833
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HDDRAMUSB
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