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MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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.
Boot Drive295% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 03 '19 at 13:14
Run Duration214 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Memory 91.7
1-Core 136
2-Core 272
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 760
79% 637 Pts
64-Core 742
46% 742 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 142
Parallax 136
109% 137 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 132
Splatting 107
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$80
304GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1773 879 814 793 803 822 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
295% Outstanding
Read 2,434
Write 2,218
Mixed 1,786
SusWrite 981
415% 1,854 MB/s
4K Read 58.4
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 81
267% 93.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,314
DQ Write 1,140
DQ Mixed 1,242
927% 1,232 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 295%
Great: 346%
MB3000GCVBT 3TB
959GB free
Firmware: HPG1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 99 80 98 105 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
55.3% Above average
Read 91.5
Write 105
Mixed 71.2
SusWrite 101
68% 92.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$91
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 174 174 172 175 175 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 142
Mixed 81
SusWrite 173
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$91
2TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 178 191 177 115 135 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 154
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 158
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65% Good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 19.9
65% 22.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 19.5
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 65%
Great: 110%

 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 34,327 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) - $229

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $976
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