MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics97.9% 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 Drive206% 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190222
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 23 '19 at 21:55
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 91.9
1-Core 155
2-Core 302
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 1,156
104% 877 Pts
64-Core 1,179
73% 1,179 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB; ASUS Cerberus 1070 Ti
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 137
Parallax 129
102% 131 fps
MRender 99
Gravity 124
Splatting 107
90% 110 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 861 1164 1245 1101 1031 1106 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
206% Outstanding
Read 879
Write 1,606
Mixed 612
SusWrite 1,085
237% 1,045 MB/s
4K Read 49.4
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 79.1
244% 85.4 MB/s
DQ Read 829
DQ Write 428
DQ Mixed 279
300% 512 MB/s
Poor: 154%
This bench: 206%
Great: 282%
Seagate Expansion 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 124 125 112 107 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 120
Write 130
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 117
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
208% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
70.3% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 19.9
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 22.2
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 80%

 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 32,032 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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