MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics104% 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 Drive137% 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.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201010
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 26 '21 at 23:01
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 103
2-Core 273
85% 156 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 843
72% 621 Pts
64-Core 1,049
65% 1,049 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 143
Parallax 132
108% 136 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 136
Splatting 119
101% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 219 224 215 203 208 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 1,501
Write 309
Mixed 357
SusWrite 216
129% 596 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 42.8
159% 62.1 MB/s
DQ Read 399
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 301
235% 326 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 137%
Great: 193%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 193 193 193 193 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 183
Mixed 21.6
SusWrite 193
103% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.5
144% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 106%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$64
1TB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 165 165 163 166 165 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 107
Mixed 71.6
SusWrite 165
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 32GB
3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 36.4
MC Write 41.2
MC Mixed 31.4
104% 36.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 47.7
SC Mixed 30
93% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 102%
Great: 102%

 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 32,149 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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