MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 144%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics160% 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 Drive155% 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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '21 at 15:20
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 51.7
1-Core 151
2-Core 305
86% 169 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 1,181
105% 889 Pts
64-Core 1,679
104% 1,679 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
160% Outstanding
Lighting 216
Reflection 199
Parallax 252
176% 222 fps
MRender 261
Gravity 219
Splatting 169
172% 216 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 160%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 679 678 584 683 683 464 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 820
Write 680
Mixed 531
SusWrite 629
149% 665 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 49.7
186% 71 MB/s
DQ Read 524
DQ Write 683
DQ Mixed 508
410% 572 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 155%
Great: 185%
Seagate ST2000NM0008-2F3100 2TB
90GB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 95 95 96 96 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Read 161
Write 160
Mixed 77.2
SusWrite 95.1
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
251% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 110%
USB DISK 3.0 16GB
10GB free, PID 0331
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 5.6 9 9 9.2 9.9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
6.94% Terrible
Read 24.8
Write 13.6
Mixed 23.3
SusWrite 8.1
22% 17.5 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0
21% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 6.94%
Great: 29%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D26BFSB.8FBD2 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
28.5% Poor
MC Read 9.8
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 8.7
28% 9.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 9
28% 9.8 GB/s
Latency 154
26% 154 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 28.5%
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 32,093 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: $856
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HDDRAMUSB
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