MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics119% 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 Drive190% 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)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201010
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateJan 19 '22 at 19:09
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU0%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 94.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 208
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 405
8-Core 750
69% 578 Pts
64-Core 1,076
67% 1,076 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 85%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
119% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 151
Parallax 152
128% 153 fps
MRender 186
Gravity 132
Splatting 118
116% 145 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 119%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38
238GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 905 914 909 138 46 481 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
190% Outstanding
Read 1,420
Write 918
Mixed 890
SusWrite 566
211% 949 MB/s
4K Read 54.5
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 69.7
239% 83.6 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 776
DQ Mixed 223
266% 448 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 190%
Great: 242%
HP S700 500GB-$60
71GB free
Firmware: S0509A1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 137 54 75 42 76 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Read 495
Write 398
Mixed 404
SusWrite 114
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 94.5
4K Mixed 34.4
147% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 59
110% 217 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 100%
Seagate ST1500DM003-9YN16G 1.5TB
454GB free
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 144 143 143 143 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
80% Very good
Read 136
Write 100
Mixed 74.2
SusWrite 143
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 80%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3000C16-8GISB Kingston KF3600C17D4/8GX 04CD F4-3000C16-8GISB Kingston KF3600C17D4/8GX 32GB
3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
108% Outstanding
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 44.2
MC Mixed 32.2
112% 39.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 45.3
SC Mixed 28.7
87% 30.6 GB/s
Latency 57.9
69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 108%
This bench: 108%
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 32,296 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: $830
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