MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive269% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '19 at 01:24
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$427
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 150
2-Core 300
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 1,145
103% 871 Pts
64-Core 1,564
97% 1,564 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.6% Good
Lighting 76.1
Reflection 75.8
Parallax 65.2
62% 72.4 fps
MRender 69.8
Gravity 71.2
Splatting 71
58% 70.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1034 1034 1025 1022 1014 1047 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
269% Outstanding
Read 2,052
Write 1,021
Mixed 1,021
SusWrite 1,029
284% 1,281 MB/s
4K Read 60
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 79.3
268% 94.1 MB/s
DQ Read 828
DQ Write 1,022
DQ Mixed 629
557% 826 MB/s
Poor: 104%
This bench: 269%
Great: 241%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
133GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 475 346 309 308 308 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 480
Mixed 456
SusWrite 370
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 54.4
194% 72.6 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 351
264% 352 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 118%
Great: 129%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 32GB
24GB free, PID 5571
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 2.9 4.7 4.7 3.9 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
16.2% Very poor
Read 24.2
Write 4.2
Mixed 11.3
SusWrite 3.9
12% 10.9 MB/s
4K Read 10
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 2.9
241% 5.33 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 16.2%
Great: 14%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.1% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 19.7
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 29.3
SC Mixed 23.8
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 60.1
66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 96%

 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 31,961 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: $834
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