MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 28 '19 at 00:14
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU 38%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 79.9
1-Core 132
2-Core 265
87% 159 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 726
79% 627 Pts
64-Core 693
43% 693 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Asus(1043 868B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 106
Parallax 107
93% 109 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 106
Splatting 80.9
84% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90%
Great: 97%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 17 20 20 25 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
7.28% Terrible
Read 3.7
Write 17
Mixed 8
SusWrite 21.6
9% 12.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.1
23% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 7.28%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.3% Below average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 12.1
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 12
SC Mixed 10
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 58%

 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: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $866
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