MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98.9% 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 Drive44.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210119
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 05 '21 at 18:52
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 128
2-Core 254
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 717
77% 611 Pts
64-Core 751
46% 751 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.9% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 134
Parallax 120
106% 128 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 100
Splatting 87.2
86% 108 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-c100 480GB 480GB
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0522A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 96 69 9.4 38 33 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
44.5% Average
Read 508
Write 431
Mixed 27.2
SusWrite 101
59% 267 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 14.4
4K Mixed 1.2
47% 13.5 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 20.6
DQ Mixed 0.2
31% 82.5 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 98%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB-$121
1.5TB free
Firmware: CV27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 196 198 196 198 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 196
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 196
125% 171 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 115%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
54.5% Above average
MC Read 20
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 15.8
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 17.7
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 57%

 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 32,060 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: $828
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