MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 158%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 133%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics164% 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 Drive262% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210119
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 26 '22 at 05:49
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 (77th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 133
2-Core 268
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 531
8-Core 732
80% 631 Pts
64-Core 741
46% 741 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 96%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.95
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
164% Outstanding
Lighting 245
Reflection 217
Parallax 214
200% 226 fps
MRender 252
Gravity 160
Splatting 131
142% 181 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 164%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
246GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 715 571 596 593 602 599 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
262% Outstanding
Read 2,094
Write 1,901
Mixed 1,388
SusWrite 613
335% 1,499 MB/s
4K Read 58.6
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 76.3
258% 90.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,540
DQ Write 1,176
DQ Mixed 1,299
988% 1,338 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 262%
Great: 296%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
961GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 115 117 112 117 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
59.9% Above average
Read 94.4
Write 88.9
Mixed 86.7
SusWrite 114
71% 96.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
649GB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 112 113 110 113 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
62.4% Good
Read 106
Write 91.6
Mixed 59.6
SusWrite 112
68% 92.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 32GB
3500, 3500, 3500, 3500 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 39.9
MC Write 43.8
MC Mixed 34.1
112% 39.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 45.3
SC Mixed 29.3
90% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 108%
Great: 111%

 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $833
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