MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics125% 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 Drive62.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 06 '19 at 13:09
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 146
2-Core 289
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 561
8-Core 846
87% 703 Pts
64-Core 845
52% 845 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 100%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 193
Parallax 181
141% 182 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 172
Splatting 123
113% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB
582GB free
Firmware: SBFK61F1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 432 436 434 464 461 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Read 244
Write 110
Mixed 342
SusWrite 443
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 74.9
4K Mixed 39.9
147% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 228
197% 289 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 102%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0801A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 54 47 53 50 46 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
62.4% Good
Read 514
Write 262
Mixed 84.8
SusWrite 59
50% 230 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 31.2
4K Mixed 30.1
104% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 25.1
DQ Mixed 128
96% 135 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
211GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 60 60 65 60 61 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
50.1% Above average
Read 114
Write 36.3
Mixed 36.5
SusWrite 60.8
45% 61.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.3
88% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 41.3
MC Write 42.4
MC Mixed 34.5
113% 39.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 46.5
SC Mixed 31.5
96% 33.4 GB/s
Latency 53.5
75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%

 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 32,054 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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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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