MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics86.9% 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 Drive37.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 24 '20 at 23:43
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing below expectations (40th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Memory 91.8
1-Core 136
2-Core 277
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 549
8-Core 802
84% 675 Pts
64-Core 796
49% 796 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
EVGA(3842 2067) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
86.9% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 110
Parallax 114
91% 112 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 93.8
Splatting 77.4
79% 99.9 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 77 72 76 73 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
37.2% Below average
Read 511
Write 870
Mixed 12.3
SusWrite 78
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 9.2
40% 9.93 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 295%
SanDisk Cruzer Slice 32GB
30GB free, PID 5566
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 3.8 3.6 4.4 4.4 4.5 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
9.71% Terrible
Read 21.5
Write 14.2
Mixed 15.8
SusWrite 3.9
17% 13.9 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 2.4
149% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.71%
Great: 12%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.6% Good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 24.9
MC Mixed 20.5
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 20.7
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 68.6%
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 32,045 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) - $246

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $833
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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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