MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.4% 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 Drive292% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star Z390 Gaming Codex XE Plus (MS-B913)
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190423
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 18 '19 at 14:55
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Memory 93.3
1-Core 142
2-Core 277
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 552
8-Core 769
83% 660 Pts
64-Core 794
49% 794 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.4% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 110
Parallax 115
93% 113 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 98
Splatting 84.7
85% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
241GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 748 701 646 645 633 636 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
292% Outstanding
Read 2,270
Write 1,916
Mixed 1,573
SusWrite 668
359% 1,607 MB/s
4K Read 64.3
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 88.5
302% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1659
DQ Write 1,349
DQ Mixed 1,455
1,103% 1,488 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 292%
Great: 296%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
776GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 183 182 183 178 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 207
Write 168
Mixed 111
SusWrite 180
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
222% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 24.2
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 31.6
SC Mixed 26.1
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 96%

 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 32,060 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $828
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