MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87.6% 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 Drive74.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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)
Memory19.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 27 '21 at 15:46
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700KF-$218
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Memory 87.9
1-Core 148
2-Core 268
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 597
8-Core 1,178
105% 887 Pts
64-Core 1,165
72% 1,165 Pts
Poor: 84%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
87.6% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 102
Parallax 105
88% 105 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 101
Splatting 93.7
86% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 159 28 46 66 66 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 388
Write 122
Mixed 291
SusWrite 82.5
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 74.6
4K Mixed 36.3
140% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 21.7
82% 180 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
177GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 124 124 124 124 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Read 186
Write 183
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 123
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown IRH2666D464L19S/8G 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 075D IRH2666D464L19S/8G 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 24GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
83.3% Excellent
MC Read 30
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 25.9
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 34.4
SC Mixed 26.4
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 69.7
57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 83%

 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 32,145 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: $838
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