MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics125% 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 Drive360% 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.
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)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 05 '19 at 19:33
Run Duration211 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 283
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 526
8-Core 829
83% 677 Pts
64-Core 811
50% 811 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
MSI(1462 3721) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 170
Reflection 162
Parallax 162
138% 164 fps
MRender 183
Gravity 145
Splatting 110
116% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80
762GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1768 1753 1842 1963 1958 1631 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
360% Outstanding
Read 2,640
Write 1,957
Mixed 1,499
SusWrite 1,819
443% 1,979 MB/s
4K Read 65.1
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 68.2
276% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,444
DQ Write 1,260
DQ Mixed 500
608% 1,068 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 360%
Great: 372%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 480GB
346GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 539 238 242 234 257 218 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
149% Outstanding
Read 1,834
Write 803
Mixed 649
SusWrite 288
196% 893 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 49.4
4K Mixed 33.1
119% 38.6 MB/s
DQ Read 617
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 412
325% 459 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 149%
Great: 148%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12
0GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 3.2 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 60.2
Write 56.8
Mixed 44
67% 53.7 MB/s
4K Read 9.3
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 1.3
102% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 30%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 40.9
MC Write 42.5
MC Mixed 34.4
112% 39.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 46.1
SC Mixed 31.3
95% 33.3 GB/s
Latency 54.3
74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 110%
Great: 118%

 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 32,000 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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