MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics79.7% 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 Drive95.3% 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.
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)
Memory22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 24 '19 at 13:14
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 (59th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 89.1
1-Core 140
2-Core 279
93% 169 Pts
4-Core 535
8-Core 806
83% 670 Pts
64-Core 791
49% 791 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.7% Very good
Lighting 98
Reflection 102
Parallax 101
80% 100 fps
MRender 94
Gravity 95.8
Splatting 99.8
79% 96.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900812
SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 272 290 286 295 301 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Read 428
Write 287
Mixed 289
SusWrite 288
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 89
4K Mixed 39.5
156% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 213
183% 267 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 91%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
759GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 24 24 34 31 27 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
22.7% Poor
Read 50
Write 11.5
Mixed 16.2
SusWrite 29.3
20% 26.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.2
38% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 22.7%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK32GX4M4A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
82.9% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 26.3
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 24.1
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 68.3
58% 68.3 ns

 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 32,053 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) - $241

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $828
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