MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics4.67% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive115% 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)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 27 '19 at 08:17
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User MDA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-8100-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 117
2-Core 234
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 467
63% 468 Pts
64-Core 457
28% 457 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i3)
MSI(1462 7B98) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
4.67% Terrible
Lighting 7.63
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 7.59
6% 8.92 fps
MRender 0.14
Gravity 6.47
Splatting 0.09
2% 2.23 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.67%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
438GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 482 488 488 335 292 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 450
Write 425
Mixed 416
SusWrite 425
97% 429 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 92.4
4K Mixed 52.9
176% 61.5 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 348
262% 351 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 115%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 215 218 219 219 219 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.7% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 21.5
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 23.1
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 109%

 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 31,960 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: $834
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HDDRAMUSB
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