MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics112% 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 Drive122% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory21.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateAug 15 '20 at 06:42
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-9100F-$88
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 133
2-Core 265
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 515
69% 517 Pts
64-Core 515
32% 515 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 147
Reflection 161
Parallax 150
120% 153 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 146
Splatting 120
106% 130 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 112%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
325GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 406 480 488 484 487 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 476
Mixed 381
SusWrite 437
101% 449 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 92.7
4K Mixed 56.9
190% 64.9 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 355
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 122%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80
27GB free
Firmware: 3.AAK
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 70 71 71 71 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
38.8% Below average
Read 64.4
Write 63.5
Mixed 41.7
SusWrite 70.3
44% 60 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 43%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40
863GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 124 124 123 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 132
Write 120
Mixed 105
SusWrite 123
89% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK Kingston ACR26D4U9S8MH-8 HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 24GB
3333, 3333, 3333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 36.1
MC Write 43
MC Mixed 28.9
103% 36 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 45.2
SC Mixed 28.5
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 84%
This bench: 101%
Great: 105%

 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 32,044 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $833
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HDDRAMUSB
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