MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 109%, 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.
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
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '19 at 19:10
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (96th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 97.7
1-Core 162
2-Core 326
106% 195 Pts
4-Core 650
8-Core 973
101% 811 Pts
64-Core 964
60% 964 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 109%
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 (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 146
Reflection 146
Parallax 127
119% 140 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 141
Splatting 110
99% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,024
Write 2,383
Mixed 1,502
440% 1,970 MB/s
4K Read 73.1
4K Write 218
4K Mixed 103
358% 131 MB/s
DQ Read 1,869
DQ Write 1,813
DQ Mixed 1798
1,362% 1,827 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
845GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 177 176 177 175 175 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 208
Write 154
Mixed 85.9
SusWrite 173
114% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 109%
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 @ 3480 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
116% Outstanding
MC Read 45.4
MC Write 45.8
MC Mixed 32.3
118% 41.2 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 46.4
SC Mixed 35.3
101% 35.3 GB/s
Latency 47.6
84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 116%
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 32,053 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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