MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics103% 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 Drive261% 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)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '21 at 15:48
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 91
1-Core 152
2-Core 306
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 1,177
105% 887 Pts
64-Core 1,630
101% 1,630 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 114
Parallax 131
105% 125 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 126
Splatting 82.3
100% 129 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
289GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 853 653 657 648 612 590 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
261% Outstanding
Read 1,868
Write 2365
Mixed 1,284
SusWrite 669
347% 1,547 MB/s
4K Read 62.3
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 82.7
277% 96.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,466
DQ Write 1,197
DQ Mixed 1,316
990% 1,326 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 261%
Great: 340%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42
223GB free
Firmware: UF450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 122 153 143 139 157 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
53.3% Above average
Read 434
Write 323
Mixed 277
SusWrite 184
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 37.9
4K Mixed 16.8
66% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 92.5
DQ Mixed 40.2
48% 83.2 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 177 176 177 174 176 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 140
Mixed 82
SusWrite 175
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
78.1% Very good
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 21.3
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 33.9
SC Mixed 24.7
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 97%

 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 31,984 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: $825
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