MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive111% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 19 '19 at 15:52
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (85th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 149
2-Core 291
99% 179 Pts
4-Core 529
8-Core 816
83% 673 Pts
64-Core 856
53% 856 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.1% Good
Lighting 75.4
Reflection 77
Parallax 66.8
61% 73.1 fps
MRender 71.1
Gravity 70.3
Splatting 69.3
57% 70.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 234 232 228 226 226 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 486
Mixed 429
SusWrite 253
94% 421 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 99.4
4K Mixed 56
190% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 349
263% 353 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 111%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
849GB free
Firmware: CC4H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 194 192 194 194 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 164
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 193
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 110%
Great: 112%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
2.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 184 181 183 183 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 174
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 184
102% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 107%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 41.8
MC Write 42.3
MC Mixed 29.5
108% 37.9 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 39.6
SC Mixed 30.6
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%

 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 32,002 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 $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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