MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics93.2% 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 Drive34.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181113
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 27 '21 at 15:30
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 130
2-Core 261
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 521
8-Core 773
81% 647 Pts
64-Core 770
48% 770 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 109
Parallax 112
95% 113 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 103
Splatting 95.9
89% 111 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLF128HCHP-00000 128GB
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXT2101Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 19 18 22 22 22 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
34.3% Below average
Read 458
Write 9
Mixed 19.8
SusWrite 20.4
26% 127 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 8.7
51% 12.9 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
863GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 147 145 147 146 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
97% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 156
Mixed 82
SusWrite 146
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 97%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 155 155 157 154 155 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 81
Write 127
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 155
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 40.6
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 29.1
104% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 37.7
SC Mixed 30.4
85% 29.7 GB/s
Latency 53.1
75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%

 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 32,033 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: $828
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HDDRAMUSB
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