MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics82.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200810
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJun 06 '21 at 00:51
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 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 i5-9600KF-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 145
2-Core 288
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 567
8-Core 834
87% 701 Pts
64-Core 822
51% 822 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 101%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.4% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 124
Parallax 171
86% 134 fps
MRender 95.5
Gravity 107
Splatting 78.1
75% 93.6 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$44
438GB free
Firmware: M3CR032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 48 50 52 53 53 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 159 100 103 177 195 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Read 161
Write 152
Mixed 60.6
SusWrite 139
93% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
64% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
118% Outstanding
MC Read 46.3
MC Write 48
MC Mixed 33.4
122% 42.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 47.3
SC Mixed 31.4
96% 33.8 GB/s
Latency 50.4
79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 118%
Great: 125%

 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 32,280 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: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $806
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $289Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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