MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics125% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 15 '19 at 14:43
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 137
2-Core 245
91% 159 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 831
77% 645 Pts
64-Core 1,506
93% 1,506 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 175
Reflection 187
Parallax 172
142% 178 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 172
Splatting 119
111% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba Q300 480GB-$152
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 495
Write 472
Mixed 314
95% 427 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 72.8
4K Mixed 22.2
100% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 58
DQ Mixed 82.6
65% 93.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
833GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 161 162 162 162 162 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 152
Mixed 102
SusWrite 161
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
690GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 161 162 161 171 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 145
Mixed 36.2
SusWrite 164
94% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
128% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
88.7% Excellent
MC Read 34
MC Write 33.4
MC Mixed 25.6
88% 31 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 35.6
SC Mixed 28.4
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 54.1
74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 109%

 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 32,042 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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