MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics131% 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.
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)
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit 种颜色
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210119
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateJun 25 '22 at 14:26
Run Duration289 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 140
2-Core 250
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 819
79% 649 Pts
64-Core 1,102
68% 1,102 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
131% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 178
Parallax 180
144% 178 fps
MRender 201
Gravity 157
Splatting 129
129% 162 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 131%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,616
Write 2,232
Mixed 1,648
481% 2,165 MB/s
4K Read 50.4
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 68.4
228% 79.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,218
DQ Write 894
DQ Mixed 1,041
782% 1,051 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 332%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107
181GB free
Firmware: SVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 479 482 479 481 481 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 430
Write 83.4
Mixed 334
SusWrite 480
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 95.7
4K Mixed 52.8
177% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 352
265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 118%
Great: 128%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
203GB free
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 291 278 274 276 276 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 398
Mixed 248
SusWrite 287
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 90.8
4K Mixed 46.6
157% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 241
207% 306 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 100%
Great: 108%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB
2TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 39 42 40 42 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
21.8% Poor
Read 33.2
Write 40.5
Mixed 35.2
SusWrite 41
28% 37.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.6
217% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 21.8%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 32GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
MC Read 36.4
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 29.1
99% 34.5 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 45.2
SC Mixed 30.7
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 105%

 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 32,035 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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