MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics126% 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.
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)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200522
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 03 '21 at 11:56
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$145
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Memory 94.1
1-Core 141
2-Core 282
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 557
8-Core 796
85% 676 Pts
64-Core 778
48% 778 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 175
Reflection 169
Parallax 157
143% 167 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 134
Splatting 116
114% 143 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 126%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
1GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 77
Write 91.2
Mixed 95.2
20% 87.8 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 65.9
4K Mixed 24
97% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 80.4
DQ Mixed 71.1
61% 90.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
WDC WD10EZEX-00RKKA0 120GB
47GB free
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 93 93 93 93 93 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Read 505
Write 465
Mixed 366
SusWrite 121
81% 364 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 87.3
4K Mixed 37.3
140% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 181
177% 281 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 85%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
247GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 164 141 164 172 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Read 114
Write 110
Mixed 76.2
SusWrite 162
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 40.9
MC Mixed 33.5
109% 38.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 41.2
SC Mixed 29.9
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 59.5
67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%

 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 32,161 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $836
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HDDRAMUSB
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