MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.24% 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 Drive87.1% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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)
Memory11.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime5.9 Days
Run DateNov 15 '20 at 00:44
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 way below expectations (18th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 83.4
1-Core 138
2-Core 265
89% 162 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 679
75% 592 Pts
64-Core 796
49% 796 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 88%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7B98) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
7.24% Terrible
Lighting 7.17
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 7.84
6% 8.82 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 7.17
Splatting 15.8
10% 11.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.24%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 1 Volume 240GB
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 246 251 250 248 245 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Read 718
Write 242
Mixed 295
SusWrite 244
82% 375 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 59.2
4K Mixed 27.2
98% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 275
212% 291 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 117%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 4TB
1TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 54 56 23 47 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
41.2% Average
Read 86.6
Write 125
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 56.2
55% 75.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.9
186% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 33.1
MC Mixed 26.8
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 33.8
SC Mixed 26.5
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 108%

 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 32,048 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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