MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics90.4% 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 Drive260% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 13 '20 at 15:36
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 146
2-Core 291
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 569
8-Core 841
88% 705 Pts
64-Core 845
52% 845 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 100%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$273
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3950 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.4% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 114
Parallax 107
93% 112 fps
MRender 145
Gravity 98.3
Splatting 80.1
85% 108 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 256GB
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42B2S7JA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 244 238 240 239 240 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
260% Outstanding
Read 2670
Write 1,204
Mixed 1,278
SusWrite 275
298% 1,357 MB/s
4K Read 63.1
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 86.2
295% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 800
DQ Write 1,196
DQ Mixed 487
512% 828 MB/s
Poor: 141%
This bench: 260%
Great: 277%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44
129GB free
Firmware: 1AC01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 89 89 89 88 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Read 95.4
Write 95
Mixed 63.1
SusWrite 88.7
63% 85.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 39.1
MC Write 40.4
MC Mixed 27.9
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 41.4
SC Mixed 30.3
89% 31 GB/s
Latency 57.7
69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 101%
Great: 118%

 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 32,546 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: $834
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