MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics87.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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)
Memory42.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190222
Uptime8.1 Days
Run DateDec 16 '20 at 20:58
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$265
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 82.3
1-Core 113
2-Core 225
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 868
78% 658 Pts
64-Core 812
50% 812 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 83%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 120
Parallax 174
93% 136 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 111
Splatting 77.7
77% 96.4 fps
Poor: 78%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 91%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427ANR
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 504
Write 459
Mixed 448
105% 470 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 50.6
169% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 277
230% 332 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 118%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
305GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 90 91 91 91 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
60.2% Good
Read 119
Write 115
Mixed 73.2
SusWrite 90.3
73% 99.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 69%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 118 116 116 117 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 137
Write 116
Mixed 73.3
SusWrite 116
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 48GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
73.8% Very good
MC Read 25.8
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 23.7
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 29.3
SC Mixed 22.9
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 74%

 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 32,204 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: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $841
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