MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics108% 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.
Boot Drive93.9% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateAug 28 '19 at 08:28
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 152
2-Core 300
101% 183 Pts
4-Core 585
8-Core 863
90% 724 Pts
64-Core 865
54% 865 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 103%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2507 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 153
Parallax 144
115% 146 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 139
Splatting 114
100% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba Q300 240GB-$85
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 141 162 165 114 165 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 481
Mixed 399
SusWrite 166
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 40.7
156% 58.5 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 191
185% 294 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 93%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
2TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 185 192 187 192 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 174
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 188
100% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 103%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
246GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 86 86 87 86 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
55.5% Above average
Read 108
Write 96.3
Mixed 62.7
SusWrite 85.6
65% 88.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 69%
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 way above expectations (90th percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 39.7
MC Write 38.7
MC Mixed 28.3
102% 35.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 30.9
85% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 51.1
78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 100%
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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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