MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics112% 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 Drive235% 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)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 18 '19 at 14:10
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Memory 88.9
1-Core 148
2-Core 290
96% 175 Pts
4-Core 568
8-Core 835
88% 702 Pts
64-Core 830
51% 830 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 132
Parallax 147
117% 141 fps
MRender 183
Gravity 137
Splatting 105
112% 142 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 112%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1240 439 394 395 393 391 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
235% Outstanding
Read 1,808
Write 1,622
Mixed 1,136
SusWrite 542
285% 1,277 MB/s
4K Read 61.6
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 80.9
273% 95.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,006
DQ Write 984
DQ Mixed 1,148
820% 1,046 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 235%
Great: 302%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 187 187 187 184 185 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 140
Mixed 81
SusWrite 186
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 106%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
81.6% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 23.5
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 33.2
SC Mixed 25.9
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 97%

 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 32,048 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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