MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics93.3% 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 Drive91.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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)
Memory58.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateJun 21 '19 at 06:11
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User KWT-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 90.5
1-Core 139
2-Core 273
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 537
8-Core 874
86% 706 Pts
64-Core 1,124
70% 1,124 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 118
Parallax 113
97% 116 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 101
Splatting 87
86% 109 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend TS480GSSD220S 480GB
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0327B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 425 441 441 443 443 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 419
Mixed 356
SusWrite 440
96% 428 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 94.1
4K Mixed 21.3
115% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 31
82% 167 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 95%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$70
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 157 158 157 157 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
88% Excellent
Read 149
Write 154
Mixed 77.2
SusWrite 157
98% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 88%
Great: 100%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$70
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 171 174 175 173 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 163
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 173
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 100%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.9% Very good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 22.9
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 24
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 128%

 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 31,967 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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