MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics91.6% 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 Drive115% 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 @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime5.2 Days
Run DateSep 22 '19 at 15:09
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Memory 92.7
1-Core 135
2-Core 265
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 794
80% 651 Pts
64-Core 754
47% 754 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.6% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 131
Parallax 106
96% 118 fps
MRender 90.3
Gravity 116
Splatting 98.9
83% 102 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Colorful CN600S 480GB
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02C0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 470 735 79 774 69 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 1266
Write 439
Mixed 126
SusWrite 368
120% 550 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 41.6
4K Mixed 18
97% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 554
DQ Write 70.2
DQ Mixed 53.7
105% 226 MB/s
Poor: 121%
This bench: 115%
Great: 211%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
869GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 173 173 171 172 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 166
Mixed 76.3
SusWrite 173
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
MC Read 37
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 27.8
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 35.9
SC Mixed 30.1
80% 28 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 92.9%
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 31,957 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: $834
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HDDRAMUSB
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