MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics76.1% 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 Drive107% 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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181113
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateApr 18 '19 at 00:33
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 32%
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 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 as expected (48th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Memory 84.5
1-Core 136
2-Core 270
90% 164 Pts
4-Core 549
8-Core 791
84% 670 Pts
64-Core 825
51% 825 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.1% Very good
Lighting 93.4
Reflection 107
Parallax 87.3
76% 95.9 fps
MRender 92.7
Gravity 89.5
Splatting 95.5
76% 92.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
350GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 289 291 293 293 293 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 456
Mixed 390
SusWrite 300
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 48
175% 64.9 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 349
264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 107%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 136 138 139 139 138 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
77.7% Very good
Read 132
Write 138
Mixed 87.7
SusWrite 138
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61.4% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.9
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 20.3
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 61.4%
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 32,029 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia 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
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