MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics110% 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 Drive180% 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1750 x 1070 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190117
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 28 '20 at 14:09
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700KF-$280
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 164
2-Core 328
106% 196 Pts
4-Core 652
8-Core 1,264
114% 958 Pts
64-Core 1,284
79% 1,284 Pts
Poor: 84%
This bench: 109%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
MSI(1462 8C9D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2340 MHz, MLim: 3860 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 132
Parallax 149
114% 140 fps
MRender 189
Gravity 131
Splatting 106
112% 142 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 57 146 60 57 59 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
180% Outstanding
Read 1,410
Write 920
Mixed 878
SusWrite 109
184% 829 MB/s
4K Read 58.1
4K Write 196
4K Mixed 81.8
297% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 818
DQ Mixed 342
328% 498 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 180%
Great: 209%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 195 197 195 192 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 188
Mixed 146
SusWrite 191
132% 179 MB/s
4K Read 5.8
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
312% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 109%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
MC Read 36.2
MC Write 37.3
MC Mixed 26.2
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 36
SC Mixed 29
80% 28 GB/s
Latency 55.4
72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 101%

 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 32,052 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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