MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics118% 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 Drive114% 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)
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 21 '19 at 00:32
Run Duration201 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 142
2-Core 295
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 553
8-Core 1,014
94% 783 Pts
64-Core 1,581
98% 1,581 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394
EVGA(3842 2081) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 158
Reflection 150
Parallax 149
128% 152 fps
MRender 177
Gravity 139
Splatting 102
110% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 118%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67
426GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 386 384 391 392 398 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 478
Mixed 266
SusWrite 389
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 50.2
178% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 259
214% 309 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 114%
Great: 117%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
404GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2308 817 814 815 814 816 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
308% Outstanding
Read 2,174
Write 2,182
Mixed 1,758
SusWrite 1,064
403% 1,795 MB/s
4K Read 66.1
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 91.6
306% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,449
DQ Write 1,286
DQ Mixed 1,362
1,023% 1,366 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 308%
Great: 355%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 194 194 194 194 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 198
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 194
108% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
159% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 110%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3200 2OZ 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 39.6
MC Mixed 31.2
104% 36.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 44.5
SC Mixed 30.8
92% 32.3 GB/s
Latency 56.2
71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%

 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 32,042 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $833
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