MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 100%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201010
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 25 '21 at 20:20
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 95.4
1-Core 163
2-Core 318
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 645
8-Core 1,268
113% 956 Pts
64-Core 1,592
99% 1,592 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 108%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 159
Parallax 93.6
89% 121 fps
MRender 94.8
Gravity 106
Splatting 102
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2604
Write 2,229
Mixed 1,599
476% 2144 MB/s
4K Read 66.9
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 90.6
306% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,011
DQ Write 1,070
DQ Mixed 1,166
842% 1,082 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132
168GB free
Firmware: LF1i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 166 169 165 171 169 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Read 359
Write 202
Mixed 245
SusWrite 168
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 43.1
174% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 223
174% 242 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 88%
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB
238GB free
Firmware: 08TH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 266 266 264 263 264 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Read 441
Write 263
Mixed 240
SusWrite 263
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 16.3
116% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 23.2
66% 140 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 40.1
MC Mixed 31.4
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 45.8
SC Mixed 31.4
94% 32.9 GB/s
Latency 55.9
72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 104%
Great: 114%

 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 32,037 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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