MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics7.51% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive124% 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.
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)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '20 at 00:03
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 95.4
1-Core 154
2-Core 306
101% 185 Pts
4-Core 609
8-Core 1,181
106% 895 Pts
64-Core 1,165
72% 1,165 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7B98) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6345
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.51% Terrible
Lighting 7.1
Reflection 12.6
Parallax 8.62
6% 9.45 fps
MRender 13.3
Gravity 7.77
Splatting 17.1
11% 12.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.51%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB
399GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT22B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 488 491 454 297 291 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 489
Mixed 458
SusWrite 417
106% 470 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 58.3
198% 69.9 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 356
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 124%
Great: 126%
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 34 38 40 38 44 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
14.8% Very poor
Read 15
Write 26.5
Mixed 18
SusWrite 36.4
18% 24 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.4
66% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 14.8%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 40
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 33.2
109% 38.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 43.8
SC Mixed 31.7
92% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 55.9
72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 107%
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 32,048 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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