MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 128%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics129% 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 Drive52.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190222
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateApr 02 '20 at 15:21
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 141
2-Core 281
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 555
8-Core 805
85% 680 Pts
64-Core 778
48% 778 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gainward(10B0 1B06) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 183
Reflection 186
Parallax 192
149% 187 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 178
Splatting 118
113% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 42 51 42 42 41 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Read 447
Write 53.2
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 44.4
33% 155 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 53.7
4K Mixed 23.7
87% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 58.1
DQ Mixed 52.7
56% 97.6 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 121%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
163GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 73 71 68 69 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
39% Below average
Read 63.5
Write 65.5
Mixed 46
SusWrite 72.2
46% 61.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 39%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
MC Read 35.6
MC Write 37.3
MC Mixed 29.9
98% 34.3 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 27.7
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 120%

 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 31,994 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) - $239

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $821
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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