MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics61.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive36.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 17 '20 at 18:34
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 154
2-Core 313
103% 188 Pts
4-Core 626
8-Core 937
97% 782 Pts
64-Core 891
55% 891 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 107%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200
CLim: 1545 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
61.4% Good
Lighting 77.2
Reflection 80.9
Parallax 107
63% 88.5 fps
MRender 76
Gravity 77.2
Splatting 64.1
58% 72.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
217GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1Z40102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 334 89 12 23 2.7 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
36.5% Below average
Read 513
Write 429
Mixed 9.5
SusWrite 77
56% 257 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 0.4
43% 10.6 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
818GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 178 175 177 179 177 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 170
Mixed 108
SusWrite 177
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 105%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 41.9
MC Write 39.9
MC Mixed 29.1
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 39.2
SC Mixed 30.9
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 51.6
78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 65%
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 31,957 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $834
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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