MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.2% 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 Drive247% 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)
Memory24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateNov 27 '21 at 14:35
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing below expectations (26th 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 way below expectations (10th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 80.1
1-Core 133
2-Core 268
87% 160 Pts
4-Core 524
8-Core 511
70% 518 Pts
64-Core 562
35% 562 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Nvidia(10DE 139F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.2% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 119
Parallax 120
98% 120 fps
MRender 151
Gravity 104
Splatting 95.1
93% 117 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 719 602 602 599 599 590 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
247% Outstanding
Read 2,164
Write 2,003
Mixed 1574
SusWrite 618
355% 1,590 MB/s
4K Read 54.3
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 75.2
244% 84.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,180
DQ Write 894
DQ Mixed 1,008
762% 1,027 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 247%
Great: 355%
WDC WD20EZBX-00AYRA0 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 194 197 196 195 197 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
32.6% Below average
Read 223
Write 209
Mixed 116
SusWrite 195
42% 186 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 13.8
4K Mixed 1.3
43% 12.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1.5
DQ Write 9.4
DQ Mixed 1.2
2% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 46%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
332GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 121 120 122 122 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 151
Mixed 87
SusWrite 121
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL8G30C15U4R.M8FE1 859B BL8G30C15U4BL.M8FE1 859B BL8G30C15U4R.M8FE1 859B BL8G30C15U4BL.M8FE1 32GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
75.2% Very good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 25.6
76% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 23.4
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 80.4
50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 86%

 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 32,071 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: $828
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