MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics115% 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 Drive257% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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)
Memory53.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime11.4 Days
Run DateJul 11 '23 at 12:37
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$284
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Memory 82.5
1-Core 142
2-Core 274
91% 166 Pts
4-Core 543
8-Core 968
91% 755 Pts
64-Core 1,536
95% 1,536 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
115% Outstanding
Lighting 149
Reflection 145
Parallax 144
122% 146 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 132
Splatting 116
114% 143 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 115%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
V-GEN10SMEN19AC512GP3X4MT 512GB
325GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A2S8MA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 529 513 517 517 515 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
257% Outstanding
Read 2579
Write 1148
Mixed 134
SusWrite 510
237% 1,093 MB/s
4K Read 57.9
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 72.5
250% 87 MB/s
DQ Read 1,135
DQ Write 895
DQ Mixed 568
546% 866 MB/s
Poor: 162%
This bench: 257%
Great: 331%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140
156GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 447 446 457 343 304 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 450
Mixed 457
SusWrite 412
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 96.5
4K Mixed 52.6
178% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 353
266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 116%
Great: 133%
WD Re 2TB-$33
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01D03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 134 133 133 133 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
77% Very good
Read 135
Write 120
Mixed 101
SusWrite 133
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
222% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 77%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
68.8% Good
MC Read 23.6
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 21.5
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 21.9
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 76
53% 76 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 111%

 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 32,330 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: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $820
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