MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics82.5% 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 Drive120% 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)
Memory25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190813
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 03 '21 at 13:41
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 94.1
1-Core 137
2-Core 269
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 886
85% 702 Pts
64-Core 1,127
70% 1,127 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.5% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 111
Parallax 100
84% 105 fps
MRender 95.5
Gravity 101
Splatting 98.1
80% 98.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme CT1000P 1TB
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 117 118 114 31 89 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 1,477
Write 63.4
Mixed 61.9
SusWrite 98.1
89% 425 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 27.3
4K Mixed 28.4
132% 36.4 MB/s
DQ Read 688
DQ Write 27.9
DQ Mixed 51.1
114% 256 MB/s
Poor: 128%
This bench: 120%
Great: 299%
Sandisk PLUS 480 GB 480GB
42GB free
Firmware: UG3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 3 3.1 84 4.5 147 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 482
Mixed 372
SusWrite 76.3
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 94
4K Mixed 54.6
181% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 355
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 97%
Great: 57%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$78
1.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 129 130 131 131 131 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 145
Write 122
Mixed 80.2
SusWrite 130
88% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 39.4
MC Mixed 29.2
100% 35.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 45.7
SC Mixed 30
93% 32.5 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 119%

 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 31,967 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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