MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics85.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive93.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 07 '20 at 18:52
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 153
2-Core 264
96% 171 Pts
4-Core 601
8-Core 1058
100% 830 Pts
64-Core 1,596
99% 1,596 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 110
Parallax 95.6
89% 105 fps
MRender 94.1
Gravity 97.3
Splatting 99.3
80% 96.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 22 38 37 37 38 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 480
Mixed 358
SusWrite 62.2
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 90.8
4K Mixed 51
176% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 224
200% 303 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 118%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
297GB free
Firmware: X35510RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 173 173 165 171 172 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
61.1% Good
Read 492
Write 208
Mixed 197
SusWrite 176
59% 268 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 41
4K Mixed 21.3
88% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 39.5
DQ Mixed 50.5
46% 73.8 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 25
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 40.2
SC Mixed 24.7
80% 28 GB/s
Latency 56.6
71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 103%

 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 31,966 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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