MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 166%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 171%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics161% 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 Drive27.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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)
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 30 '19 at 19:36
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 158
2-Core 308
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 611
8-Core 1,178
106% 895 Pts
64-Core 1,688
104% 1,688 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
161% Outstanding
Lighting 224
Reflection 232
Parallax 245
182% 234 fps
MRender 263
Gravity 224
Splatting 145
165% 211 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 161%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB
860GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UH5100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 58 67 33 58 4.2 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
27.7% Poor
Read 454
Write 364
Mixed 199
SusWrite 52.3
59% 268 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.5
24% 5.23 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 27.7%
Great: 58%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200
1.5TB free
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 484 474 487 487 487 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 487
Mixed 396
SusWrite 484
106% 470 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 97.6
4K Mixed 50.1
169% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 352
265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 119%
Great: 122%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215
5.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 156 160 160 158 159 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Read 153
Write 114
Mixed 96.5
SusWrite 157
96% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.9
189% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 97%
WD Ext HDD 1021 3TB
813GB free, PID 1021
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 36 37 37 36 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
19% Very poor
Read 35.5
Write 33
Mixed 29.6
SusWrite 34.3
45% 33.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 19%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905701-017.A00G 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 34.4
MC Mixed 26.7
90% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 37.1
SC Mixed 28.3
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 58.8
68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 93%

 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 32,179 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: $835
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