MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics89.9% 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 Drive70.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 12 '19 at 12:57
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 27%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 146
2-Core 298
98% 179 Pts
4-Core 590
8-Core 1,125
102% 857 Pts
64-Core 1,102
68% 1,102 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Nvidia(10DE 1F06) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.9% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 111
Parallax 112
92% 112 fps
MRender 141
Gravity 102
Splatting 82.3
86% 109 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 480GB
245GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 153 139 140 56 75 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
70.6% Very good
Read 306
Write 108
Mixed 194
SusWrite 121
40% 182 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 76.8
4K Mixed 34.3
130% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 140
136% 212 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
727GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 137 139 133 135 139 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 156
Write 162
Mixed 106
SusWrite 135
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GB-$221
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
MC Read 30
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 25.6
83% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 32.4
SC Mixed 25.2
73% 25.7 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 103%

 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 32,033 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: $828
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HDDRAMUSB
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