MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics5.72% 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 Drive96.6% 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.
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)
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 02 '21 at 04:19
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$292
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 94.1
1-Core 153
2-Core 301
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 1176
105% 885 Pts
64-Core 1,602
99% 1,602 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5670
Sapphire(174B E151) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
5.72% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 9.1
Parallax 6
6% 7.37 fps
MRender 8.3
Gravity 5.2
Splatting 7.5
6% 7 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.72%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon CV8-8E128-HP 128GB
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V881
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 161 144 144 142 142 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 390
Mixed 381
SusWrite 156
80% 361 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 50.9
173% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 114
133% 228 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 40.1
MC Mixed 31.4
106% 37.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 45.9
SC Mixed 31.2
93% 32.7 GB/s
Latency 59.5
67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 104%
Great: 111%

 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 32,275 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: $831
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