MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics4.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive88.2% 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.
Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 03 '20 at 12:30
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 87%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Memory 87.3
1-Core 159
2-Core 318
101% 188 Pts
4-Core 634
8-Core 636
85% 635 Pts
64-Core 626
39% 626 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6570
Sapphire(174B E193) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
4.82% Terrible
Lighting 6.4
Reflection 6.27
Parallax 5.72
5% 6.13 fps
MRender 4.62
Gravity 5.27
Splatting 4.91
4% 4.93 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.82%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Ignite M2 120GB
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 190 195 194 194 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 462
Write 194
Mixed 227
SusWrite 193
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 34.9
154% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 317
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 135
133% 216 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 148 153 162 146 162 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 123
Mixed 83
SusWrite 155
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD48G266682 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
MC Read 32.8
MC Write 35.3
MC Mixed 29.8
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 25.6
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 89%

 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 32,083 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) - $241

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $828
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