MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics110% 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 Drive218% 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJan 09 '19 at 23:57
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 153
2-Core 290
100% 180 Pts
4-Core 611
8-Core 1,024
100% 817 Pts
64-Core 1,266
78% 1,266 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 105%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 160
Parallax 150
117% 151 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 139
Splatting 115
102% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 528 315 315 315 318 308 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,837
Write 1,478
Mixed 1,106
SusWrite 350
265% 1,193 MB/s
4K Read 55.2
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 74.1
251% 88.5 MB/s
DQ Read 964
DQ Write 1,078
DQ Mixed 989
753% 1,010 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 218%
Great: 280%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABX0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 177 182 188 188 186 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 186
Mixed 28
SusWrite 184
103% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 103%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
MC Read 36
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 27.7
96% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.8
SC Write 41
SC Mixed 30.6
89% 31.1 GB/s
Latency 54.4
74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 101%

 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 32,091 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: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $871
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