MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive251% 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.
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.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '22 at 22:50
Run Duration258 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 87.6
1-Core 128
2-Core 251
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 798
76% 631 Pts
64-Core 1,051
65% 1,051 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 100%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
368GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 708 651 651 643 643 594 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
251% Outstanding
Read 2,143
Write 2,191
Mixed 1,396
SusWrite 648
356% 1,594 MB/s
4K Read 57.5
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 73.3
246% 84.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,263
DQ Write 966
DQ Mixed 1,083
819% 1104 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 251%
Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275
1.5TB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 469 469 466 468 467 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 460
Mixed 419
SusWrite 468
103% 459 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 73.9
4K Mixed 43.7
150% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 340
256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 110%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 188 190 191 189 191 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 150
Mixed 79.1
SusWrite 189
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 106%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.7% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 22.4
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 29.3
SC Mixed 23.8
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 124%

 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: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $828
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HDDRAMUSB
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