MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics6.55% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive278% 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.
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)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 18 '21 at 14:49
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 163
2-Core 325
106% 194 Pts
4-Core 650
8-Core 948
100% 799 Pts
64-Core 968
60% 968 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 108%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7B98) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6345
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
6.55% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 10.2
Parallax 8.5
6% 8.47 fps
MRender 11.8
Gravity 7.6
Splatting 11.9
9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.55%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1121 639 640 623 594 578 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
278% Outstanding
Read 2,024
Write 2,348
Mixed 1,790
SusWrite 699
385% 1,715 MB/s
4K Read 53.5
4K Write 197
4K Mixed 80.5
288% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,629
DQ Write 1,335
DQ Mixed 1,460
1,099% 1,475 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 278%
Great: 297%
Corsair Force LX 128GB-$144
34GB free
Firmware: N0307A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 142 142 126 142 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Read 512
Write 142
Mixed 205
SusWrite 137
55% 249 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 40.5
152% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 152
127% 187 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
197GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 155 157 157 160 160 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Read 115
Write 88.4
Mixed 69.9
SusWrite 158
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 41.4
MC Mixed 29
106% 37.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 42.5
SC Mixed 30.1
89% 31 GB/s
Latency 56.5
71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 104%
Great: 109%

 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 32,054 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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