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MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% 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 Drive187% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210119
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '22 at 06:48
Run Duration230 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$385
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 143
2-Core 282
97% 174 Pts
4-Core 539
8-Core 958
90% 748 Pts
64-Core 1,516
94% 1,516 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$282
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 120
Parallax 139
110% 131 fps
MRender 144
Gravity 104
Splatting 89.4
89% 112 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75
522GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1795 915 202 273 303 258 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 1,466
Write 1,889
Mixed 1,472
SusWrite 624
307% 1,363 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 65.8
216% 73.1 MB/s
DQ Read 656
DQ Write 365
DQ Mixed 518
384% 513 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 187%
Great: 365%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100
429GB free
Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2364 2383 2395 2395 2409 2363 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
314% Outstanding
Read 1,929
Write 2,237
Mixed 1,768
SusWrite 2,385
470% 2,080 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 64.4
206% 74.3 MB/s
DQ Read 688
DQ Write 522
DQ Mixed 618
459% 609 MB/s
Poor: 189%
This bench: 314%
Great: 486%
Hitachi HDT721064SLA360 640GB-$135
596GB free
Firmware: STDOA39D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 106 106 106 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
59.2% Above average
Read 100
Write 103
Mixed 55
SusWrite 106
67% 91.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 59%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$9
29GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 19 8.4 18 19 19 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
33.1% Below average
Read 128
Write 55
Mixed 75.3
SusWrite 23.5
83% 70.6 MB/s
4K Read 5.6
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 3.3
221% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 43.5
MC Mixed 29.8
106% 37.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 48
SC Mixed 32.3
98% 34.1 GB/s
Latency 50.4
79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 106%
Great: 126%

 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 34,311 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) - $229

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $976
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