MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics99.2% 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 Drive69.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190222
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMar 25 '20 at 23:22
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Memory 92.3
1-Core 138
2-Core 277
93% 169 Pts
4-Core 539
8-Core 775
82% 657 Pts
64-Core 748
46% 748 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Nvidia(10DE 13A3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.2% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 123
Parallax 123
99% 122 fps
MRender 168
Gravity 111
Splatting 100
100% 126 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 298 300 328 325 321 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
69.5% Good
Read 427
Write 324
Mixed 242
SusWrite 310
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 48.7
4K Mixed 25.7
95% 32.8 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 60.5
DQ Mixed 55
51% 80.5 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 111%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
436GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 140 142 143 144 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Read 162
Write 156
Mixed 108
SusWrite 142
105% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 32GB
2800, 2800, 2800, 2800 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
82.2% Excellent
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 25.8
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 24.9
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 102%

 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 32,190 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: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $840
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HDDRAMUSB
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