MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.59% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive283% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180927
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 29 '18 at 14:37
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User JOR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$131
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Memory 92.7
1-Core 129
2-Core 254
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 496
8-Core 720
76% 608 Pts
64-Core 734
45% 734 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
MSI(1462 7B98) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6345
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
6.59% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 10.5
Parallax 7.12
6% 8.2 fps
MRender 7.62
Gravity 6.13
Splatting 14.7
8% 9.48 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.59%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1025 1078 1065 1055 1063 1127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
283% Outstanding
Read 2,110
Write 1,058
Mixed 1,032
SusWrite 1069
292% 1,317 MB/s
4K Read 65.1
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 88.1
294% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 829
DQ Write 1,032
DQ Mixed 610
549% 824 MB/s
Poor: 104%
This bench: 283%
Great: 241%
hp v165w 8GB
4GB free, PID 5307
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 5.1 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.5 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
6.09% Terrible
Read 22.8
Write 2
Mixed 5.3
SusWrite 5.3
9% 8.85 MB/s
4K Read 6.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
26% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.09%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
43.9% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 11.4
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 13.4
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 47%

 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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