MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics62.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive261% 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 23 '19 at 18:15
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 77.6
1-Core 159
2-Core 317
98% 185 Pts
4-Core 632
8-Core 1,039
102% 835 Pts
64-Core 1,649
102% 1,649 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
MSI(1462 3721) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
62.1% Good
Lighting 65.1
Reflection 95.2
Parallax 103
53% 87.8 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 99.4
Splatting 78.6
80% 100 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1199 404 406 410 412 406 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
261% Outstanding
Read 2,293
Write 1,964
Mixed 1,425
SusWrite 540
346% 1,555 MB/s
4K Read 60.4
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 81.3
278% 99 MB/s
DQ Read 1,011
DQ Write 1,255
DQ Mixed 1,164
869% 1,143 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 261%
Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
931GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 430 433 454 455 458 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 461
Mixed 447
SusWrite 441
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 57.1
194% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 344
259% 347 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.3% Below average
MC Read 11.8
MC Write 12.6
MC Mixed 10.5
33% 11.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 11.9
SC Mixed 7.7
27% 9.6 GB/s
Latency 85.2
47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 63%

 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 31,980 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: $825
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