MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics95.2% 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 Drive106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '19 at 00:08
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 (86th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 143
2-Core 284
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 557
8-Core 832
86% 694 Pts
64-Core 829
51% 829 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.2% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 135
Parallax 124
100% 128 fps
MRender 96
Gravity 117
Splatting 101
86% 105 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 250GB-$50
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61110RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 194 194 198 196 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 330
Mixed 254
SusWrite 198
72% 324 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 51.3
190% 70.1 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 267
217% 310 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
40GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 152 152 153 153 153 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 478
Mixed 382
SusWrite 186
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 61.4
218% 78.6 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 340
258% 349 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 115%
Great: 115%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB
6GB free, PID 4100
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 2.7 3.6 3.7 4.3 4 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
3.77% Terrible
Read 15.5
Write 14
Mixed 15.8
SusWrite 3.5
16% 12.2 MB/s
4K Read 3.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
12% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.77%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.9% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 21.4
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 22.6
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 59.7
67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.9%
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 32,036 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: $828
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Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia 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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