MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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)
Memory25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201010
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 10 '20 at 16:56
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU2%
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 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 i5-9600KF-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Memory 85.9
1-Core 145
2-Core 289
94% 173 Pts
4-Core 566
8-Core 848
88% 707 Pts
64-Core 849
53% 849 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1436 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.9% Good
Lighting 77.4
Reflection 72.8
Parallax 94.5
63% 81.5 fps
MRender 73.4
Gravity 77.4
Splatting 60.8
57% 70.5 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 5 Volume 2TB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 22 22 20 30 32 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
149% Outstanding
Read 485
Write 91.8
Mixed 112
SusWrite 30.4
132% 180 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 6.2
1,512% 9.63 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 149%
Great: 149%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 500GB
341GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 39 43 44 44 40 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 16% Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS16G4D26BFSB.16FD 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
MC Read 35.1
MC Write 36.5
MC Mixed 29
96% 33.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 38.4
SC Mixed 26.2
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 96%

 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 32,085 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) - $241

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $871
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HDDRAMUSB
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