MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive67.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 23 '20 at 16:44
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Memory 90.6
1-Core 136
2-Core 276
92% 168 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 795
84% 674 Pts
64-Core 819
51% 819 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 108
Parallax 104
91% 108 fps
MRender 95.4
Gravity 102
Splatting 93.9
79% 97.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 130 125 122 117 110 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
67.9% Good
Read 455
Write 134
Mixed 176
SusWrite 124
49% 222 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 71.5
4K Mixed 33.7
123% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 99.3
DQ Write 90.7
DQ Mixed 153
99% 114 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
260GB free
Firmware: CC26
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 180
Mixed 52.2
86% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
75.8% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 23.9
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 29.5
SC Mixed 23.4
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 93%

 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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