MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics96.2% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 17 '20 at 00:53
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 141
2-Core 281
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 519
8-Core 823
83% 671 Pts
64-Core 812
50% 812 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 124
Parallax 125
100% 124 fps
MRender 142
Gravity 102
Splatting 89
88% 111 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 97%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 71 130 137 142 135 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Read 164
Write 160
Mixed 117
SusWrite 118
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.2
231% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 16GB
3000, 3000 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
98% Outstanding
MC Read 38.5
MC Write 39.5
MC Mixed 27.3
100% 35.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 40.4
SC Mixed 27.4
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 98%
Great: 98%

 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 32,129 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: $841
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