MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.23% 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 Drive167% 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)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 09 '20 at 13:25
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 143
2-Core 282
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 555
8-Core 798
85% 677 Pts
64-Core 830
51% 830 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 103%
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 (98th percentile)
7.23% Terrible
Lighting 7.17
Reflection 11.1
Parallax 7.75
6% 8.68 fps
MRender 12.4
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 15.6
10% 11.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.23%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 110 57 56 59 57 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
167% Outstanding
Read 1,382
Write 910
Mixed 864
SusWrite 119
181% 819 MB/s
4K Read 56.2
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 70.3
258% 94.5 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 809
DQ Mixed 216
266% 452 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 167%
Great: 209%
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$85
759GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 129 127 128 125 128 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 102
Write 100
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 127
73% 99.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 85%
DaneElec Z Mate 16GB
9GB free, PID 0000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
7.94% Terrible
Read 23.2
Write 9.5
Mixed 6.7
SusWrite 10.9
15% 12.6 MB/s
4K Read 9.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
34% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.94%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
MC Read 39.2
MC Write 40.3
MC Mixed 27.6
102% 35.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 41.4
SC Mixed 25.5
83% 29.2 GB/s
Latency 55.6
72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 99.7%
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 32,204 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: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $841
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