MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% 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 Drive265% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime4.6 Days
Run DateApr 20 '21 at 04:00
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Memory 91.5
1-Core 147
2-Core 290
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 1,096
100% 838 Pts
64-Core 1,450
90% 1,450 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
109% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 143
Parallax 151
113% 144 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 132
Splatting 119
106% 131 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 109%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 820 666 406 379 390 273 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
265% Outstanding
Read 2,520
Write 1,156
Mixed 986
SusWrite 489
283% 1,288 MB/s
4K Read 59.4
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 81.3
274% 97.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1271
DQ Write 967
DQ Mixed 514
549% 917 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 265%
Great: 372%
OSSD512GBTSS2 512GB
424GB free
Firmware: S0423B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 404 426 433 434 434 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 421
Mixed 408
SusWrite 412
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 26.3
122% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 40.3
81% 158 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLE8G4D40BEEAK.M8FE1 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
85.6% Excellent
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 25.6
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 38
SC Mixed 26.9
79% 27.7 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 83%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 141%

 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 32,049 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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