MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics105% 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 Drive66.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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)
Memory20.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 19 '19 at 18:50
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Memory 91.3
1-Core 142
2-Core 282
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 557
8-Core 796
85% 676 Pts
64-Core 822
51% 822 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 128
Parallax 141
106% 133 fps
MRender 181
Gravity 126
Splatting 102
108% 136 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
JAJS300M240C 240GB
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0817B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 100 110 63 62 104 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
66.1% Good
Read 509
Write 416
Mixed 340
SusWrite 136
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 88.2
4K Mixed 21.7
116% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 19
DQ Mixed 1.3
18% 46.5 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 111%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 192 192 192 192 191 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 186
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 192
107% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
159% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
56.7% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 17.2
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 19.2
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns

 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 32,045 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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