MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics139% 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.
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)
Memory24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181113
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateSep 28 '20 at 02:25
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (19th 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 way below expectations (11th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 80.3
1-Core 125
2-Core 236
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 635
72% 564 Pts
64-Core 667
41% 667 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Asus(1043 866B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
139% Outstanding
Lighting 181
Reflection 209
Parallax 226
148% 205 fps
MRender 242
Gravity 199
Splatting 131
150% 191 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 139%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 3.5
Write 138
Mixed 9
12% 50.1 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 36.7
4K Mixed 4.1
29% 14.5 MB/s
DQ Read 149
DQ Write 16.4
DQ Mixed 0.1
21% 55.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
96GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 31 33 36 35 36 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 60% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34
568GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 158 159 161 162 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 159
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 160
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
56.7% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 18.9
58% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 16.3
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 80
50% 80 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 105%

 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 32,048 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: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $828
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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