MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.8% 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 Drive121% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190222
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 28 '19 at 02:04
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 way above expectations (89th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 142
2-Core 279
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 551
8-Core 797
84% 674 Pts
64-Core 766
47% 766 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.8% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 112
Parallax 107
93% 111 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 98.8
Splatting 81.2
83% 105 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
279GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 474 470 488 430 290 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 483
Mixed 453
SusWrite 437
106% 470 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 97.6
4K Mixed 55.9
188% 65.5 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 349
263% 353 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 121%
Great: 129%
OCZ Vector 150 240GB-$246
207GB free
Firmware: 1.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 473 469 486 485 485 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 475
Mixed 372
SusWrite 478
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 38.7
156% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 307
240% 329 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160
111GB free
Firmware: R112
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 116 117 118 113 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85% Excellent
Read 438
Write 142
Mixed 182
SusWrite 118
48% 220 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 42.6
173% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 207
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 142
114% 161 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 85%
Great: 81%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 35.9
MC Mixed 27.9
97% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 35.5
SC Mixed 29.6
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 51.7
77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 104%

 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 32,056 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) - $241

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $828
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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