MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics109% 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 Drive293% 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 11 '19 at 16:16
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 31%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 145
2-Core 289
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 817
86% 690 Pts
64-Core 840
52% 840 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 101%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 146
Parallax 126
118% 139 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 140
Splatting 109
98% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 695 663 658 660 663 657 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
293% Outstanding
Read 1,855
Write 2,098
Mixed 1,218
SusWrite 666
327% 1,459 MB/s
4K Read 68.5
4K Write 195
4K Mixed 96.1
330% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,768
DQ Write 1,636
DQ Mixed 1,687
1,270% 1,697 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 293%
Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
845GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 177 175 175 176 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 162
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 176
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 107%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 42.3
MC Write 42.5
MC Mixed 29.9
109% 38.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 43.6
SC Mixed 32
94% 32.7 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 108%
Great: 107%

 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 31,989 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: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $825
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