MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 145%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 123%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics149% 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 Drive67.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190813
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '21 at 12:49
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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)
97.3% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 141
2-Core 278
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 549
8-Core 757
82% 653 Pts
64-Core 797
49% 797 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
149% Outstanding
Lighting 220
Reflection 211
Parallax 213
180% 215 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 151
Splatting 134
126% 157 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 149%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0B 250GB
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 145 119 113 122 107 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 379
Write 159
Mixed 135
SusWrite 128
44% 200 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 54.4
4K Mixed 20.7
98% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 261
216% 313 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 104%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 86 87 87 86 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
63.6% Good
Read 135
Write 117
Mixed 82.3
SusWrite 85.9
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
190% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 41.4
MC Mixed 31.4
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 41.4
SC Mixed 29.5
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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