MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics75.4% 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 Drive40.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '19 at 20:16
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
97% Outstanding
Memory 89.4
1-Core 137
2-Core 279
92% 168 Pts
4-Core 562
8-Core 827
87% 695 Pts
64-Core 800
50% 800 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 97%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.4% Very good
Lighting 110
Reflection 114
Parallax 107
90% 110 fps
MRender 97.8
Gravity 101
Splatting 0.04
47% 66.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF360000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 51 2.9 81 8.5 34 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
40.3% Average
Read 394
Write 171
Mixed 134
SusWrite 34.8
40% 183 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 30.7
4K Mixed 14.7
61% 20.9 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 58.2
DQ Mixed 1
24% 59.2 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
197GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 87 85 84 83 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Read 108
Write 106
Mixed 69
SusWrite 85.3
68% 91.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
405GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 125 125 127 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
71% Very good
Read 122
Write 113
Mixed 65.5
SusWrite 125
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 71%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 24.3
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 22.8
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76%
Great: 105%

 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 31,989 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: $825
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HDDRAMUSB
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