MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 101%, 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 Drive88.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 13 '20 at 21:08
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 142
2-Core 285
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 570
8-Core 1,086
99% 828 Pts
64-Core 1,101
68% 1,101 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 101%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 377A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 195
Parallax 200
139% 189 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 176
Splatting 123
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 182 82 83 74 56 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 516
Write 469
Mixed 409
SusWrite 125
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 91.4
4K Mixed 39.6
147% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 203
189% 291 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 97%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB
377GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 860 102 102 97 102 104 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
850GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 182 183 182 181 181 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 151
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 181
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 105%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
MC Read 37.5
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 27.4
97% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 36.6
SC Mixed 29.7
79% 27.7 GB/s
Latency 54.2
74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 104%

 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 32,033 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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