MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics105% 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 Drive313% 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.
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)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 04 '21 at 04:07
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Memory 92.4
1-Core 138
2-Core 283
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 565
8-Core 830
87% 698 Pts
64-Core 822
51% 822 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 142
Parallax 132
108% 135 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 138
Splatting 118
101% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
576GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1452 1199 1228 1212 1230 1187 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
313% Outstanding
Read 2207
Write 2,079
Mixed 1,354
SusWrite 1,251
386% 1,723 MB/s
4K Read 59.9
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 81.2
276% 98.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,541
DQ Write 1,276
DQ Mixed 1,368
1,036% 1,395 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 313%
Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
51GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 63 62 65 63 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 119
Write 115
Mixed 70
SusWrite 62.6
68% 91.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 23.3
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 32.3
SC Mixed 24
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 94%

 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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