MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics97.4% 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 Drive119% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateOct 21 '20 at 05:19
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 145
2-Core 290
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 570
8-Core 820
87% 695 Pts
64-Core 616
38% 616 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 101%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3580 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.4% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 110
Parallax 124
101% 119 fps
MRender 173
Gravity 96
Splatting 77.9
90% 116 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
T-force 1TB 1TB
629GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02K0S8FA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 457 443 446 445 443 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 462
Mixed 451
SusWrite 449
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 92.9
4K Mixed 54.9
176% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 143
166% 286 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 119%
Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
42GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,496
Write 2,186
Mixed 1,545
461% 2,075 MB/s
4K Read 57.1
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 81.2
274% 98.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,005
DQ Write 1396
DQ Mixed 1,146
881% 1,182 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
578GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 159 158 157 155 158 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Read 153
Write 154
Mixed 109
SusWrite 158
106% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 43.5
MC Write 45.6
MC Mixed 32.6
116% 40.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 44.4
SC Mixed 28.8
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 51.9
77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 112%
Great: 115%

 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 32,057 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) - $241

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $828
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HDDRAMUSB
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