MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics91% 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 Drive215% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory43.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190813
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJul 10 '21 at 00:24
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU1%
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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-$137
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Memory 84.1
1-Core 144
2-Core 285
93% 171 Pts
4-Core 561
8-Core 785
85% 673 Pts
64-Core 816
50% 816 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 94%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294
Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3557 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 133
Parallax 113
96% 121 fps
MRender 97.3
Gravity 102
Splatting 99.3
82% 99.4 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$40
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 974 509 477 391 689 689 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
215% Outstanding
Read 1,748
Write 1,486
Mixed 1,111
SusWrite 622
277% 1,242 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 47.6
212% 83.5 MB/s
DQ Read 902
DQ Write 1,042
DQ Mixed 645
576% 863 MB/s
Poor: 116%
This bench: 215%
Great: 248%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251
1GB free
Firmware: DXT06B0Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 430
Write 198
Mixed 164
58% 264 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 72.1
4K Mixed 18.9
107% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 27.3
89% 198 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 85%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
303GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 459 461 459 454 284 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 452
Write 420
Mixed 417
SusWrite 426
97% 429 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 96.8
4K Mixed 54.3
181% 63.7 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 350
263% 352 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 116%
Great: 129%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40
492GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 151 151 152 152 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 123
Mixed 110
SusWrite 152
104% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.6
162% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 95%
Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB
208GB free
Firmware: 0711
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 40 40 41 41 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
21.9% Poor
Read 34
Write 37.5
Mixed 32.5
SusWrite 40.3
27% 36.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 6.3
4K Mixed 0.7
215% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 21.9%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 48GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
76.2% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 24.5
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 24.1
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 73.3
55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 6 144 27" 1280 720 AOC2713 AG271QG
Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 32,252 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) - $237

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $831
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