MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics120% 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 Drive72.2% 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)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 02 '20 at 17:34
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 143
2-Core 285
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 559
8-Core 832
86% 695 Pts
64-Core 790
49% 790 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Lighting 161
Reflection 150
Parallax 163
131% 158 fps
MRender 189
Gravity 135
Splatting 109
114% 144 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 120%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Series 500GB
273GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT09B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 239 234 209 218 241 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 388
Write 285
Mixed 159
SusWrite 226
59% 264 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 26.3
105% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 339
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 63
95% 185 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 89%
Intel SSDSA2CW600G3 480GB
184GB free
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 217 220 217 213 209 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 244
Write 214
Mixed 187
SusWrite 211
48% 214 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 36.7
4K Mixed 24.8
81% 27.1 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 82.4
DQ Mixed 78.3
67% 99.9 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 53%
Great: 53%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102
310GB free
Firmware: 3.AAK
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 70 70 70 71 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
39.1% Below average
Read 66.3
Write 47.8
Mixed 48.3
SusWrite 69.5
43% 58 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
114% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 41.1
MC Write 40.7
MC Mixed 29.5
106% 37.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 44.2
SC Mixed 30.6
91% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 54.6
73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 104%
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 32,316 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: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $820
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HDDRAMUSB
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