MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics84.9% 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 Drive380% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 21 '19 at 16:46
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 160
2-Core 321
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 639
8-Core 1,208
110% 924 Pts
64-Core 1221
76% 1221 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 108%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2087 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 113
Parallax 98.1
86% 106 fps
MRender 99.9
Gravity 99.2
Splatting 102
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92
755GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2062 1892 1513 1517 1506 1516 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
380% Outstanding
Read 2,579
Write 2361
Mixed 1,889
SusWrite 1,668
477% 2,124 MB/s
4K Read 65.2
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 93.6
306% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,954
DQ Write 1,654
DQ Mixed 1,773
1,337% 1,794 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 380%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
MC Read 37
MC Write 35.4
MC Mixed 27.6
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 36.6
SC Mixed 28.7
83% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 53.5
75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 104%

 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 32,035 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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