MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics100% 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 Drive126% 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.
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)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 26 '20 at 01:47
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 94.3
1-Core 159
2-Core 318
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 636
8-Core 901
97% 769 Pts
64-Core 920
57% 920 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 106%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 141
Parallax 119
105% 130 fps
MRender 98.4
Gravity 126
Splatting 107
90% 110 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 100%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT22B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 302 301 302 298 301 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 491
Mixed 469
SusWrite 304
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 50.1
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 66.1
226% 79.8 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 354
267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 126%
Great: 126%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB
849GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 142 145 142 145 141 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
17.1% Very poor
Read 146
Write 146
Mixed 109
SusWrite 143
31% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 9.2
4K Mixed 0.8
8% 3.8 MB/s
DQ Read 0.9
DQ Write 10.1
DQ Mixed 1.1
2% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 17.1%
Great: 23%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
627GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 490 490 492 492 492 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 492
Mixed 468
SusWrite 490
111% 491 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 64.9
221% 80.7 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 354
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 135%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 30.5
100% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 41.5
SC Mixed 28.6
86% 29.9 GB/s
Latency 59
68% 59 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 101%

 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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