MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics132% 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 Drive262% 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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210119
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 13 '21 at 19:10
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 154
2-Core 308
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 1,118
95% 816 Pts
64-Core 1,142
71% 1,142 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
132% Outstanding
Lighting 177
Reflection 176
Parallax 181
144% 178 fps
MRender 202
Gravity 158
Splatting 130
130% 163 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 132%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kioxia-exceria PLUS SSD 1TB
782GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFA10.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2068 1620 1443 1496 1463 1474 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
262% Outstanding
Read 1,172
Write 1,708
Mixed 1,380
SusWrite 1,594
332% 1,464 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 66
209% 74.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,321
DQ Write 1,016
DQ Mixed 1,194
886% 1,177 MB/s
Poor: 169%
This bench: 262%
Great: 304%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160
698GB free
Firmware: M0CR011
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 443 447 449 450 446 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 421
Write 468
Mixed 368
SusWrite 444
96% 425 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 96.1
4K Mixed 39.7
142% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 341
254% 338 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
948GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 116 116 116 116 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 111
Write 112
Mixed 72.3
SusWrite 116
75% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 40.9
MC Write 42.1
MC Mixed 28.9
107% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 38.9
SC Mixed 27.8
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%

 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 32,035 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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