MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics108% 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 Drive318% 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.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20201010
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateJun 24 '22 at 14:41
Run Duration360 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 146
2-Core 284
98% 176 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 746
80% 637 Pts
64-Core 742
46% 742 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 151
Parallax 153
112% 147 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 142
Splatting 126
106% 129 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
404GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1342 1501 1098 515 475 471 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
318% Outstanding
Read 2,704
Write 1,852
Mixed 122
SusWrite 900
307% 1,394 MB/s
4K Read 69.6
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 91.2
311% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,316
DQ Write 1,311
DQ Mixed 575
636% 1,068 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 318%
Great: 311%
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB
353GB free
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1644 1287 1114 768 543 544 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
258% Outstanding
Read 1,670
Write 1,681
Mixed 1269
SusWrite 983
314% 1,401 MB/s
4K Read 66.5
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 87.1
290% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 769
DQ Write 1,060
DQ Mixed 347
421% 725 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 258%
Great: 277%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
2TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 116 66 93 124 98 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Read 181
Write 190
Mixed 22.1
SusWrite 103
89% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 39.6
MC Write 39.6
MC Mixed 28
102% 35.7 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 41.4
SC Mixed 29.8
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%

 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 31,990 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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HDDRAMUSB
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