MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive295% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 15 '19 at 13:46
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 149
2-Core 307
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 611
8-Core 1,135
104% 873 Pts
64-Core 1684
104% 1684 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Zotac(19DA 3451) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
60.4% Good
Lighting 75.1
Reflection 75.6
Parallax 63.9
61% 71.5 fps
MRender 74.7
Gravity 70.3
Splatting 71.6
59% 72.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
429GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2208 623 624 622 624 624 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
295% Outstanding
Read 2,187
Write 2,390
Mixed 1,550
SusWrite 888
393% 1,753 MB/s
4K Read 67
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 89.8
303% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,442
DQ Write 1,239
DQ Mixed 1,317
993% 1,333 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 295%
Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
931GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 462 444 464 452 455 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 432
Mixed 414
SusWrite 454
101% 447 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 57.9
197% 71.2 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 345
260% 348 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 40.4
MC Write 40.8
MC Mixed 32.3
108% 37.8 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 45.3
SC Mixed 32
96% 33.5 GB/s
Latency 50.7
79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 107%
Great: 114%

 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 32,047 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: $833
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HDDRAMUSB
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