MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% 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 Drive129% 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 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)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20221021
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 25 '23 at 18:50
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 as expected (59th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Memory 92.5
1-Core 134
2-Core 240
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 525
8-Core 680
77% 602 Pts
64-Core 796
49% 796 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6650-XT
MSI(1462 5027) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.3.2
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
111% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 138
Parallax 245
96% 167 fps
MRender 222
Gravity 125
Splatting 187
146% 178 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 111%
Great: 116%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
276GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1271 402 319 288 272 270 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 245
Write 1,380
Mixed 1,543
SusWrite 470
210% 909 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 57.9
193% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 784
DQ Write 583
DQ Mixed 706
522% 691 MB/s
Poor: 143%
This bench: 129%
Great: 333%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
89GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 306 303 308 306 307 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 470
Mixed 410
SusWrite 318
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 82.5
4K Mixed 50.6
167% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 347
261% 350 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 106%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVKB 08D9 8GX-D4-3000-MR 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 08D9 8GX-D4-3000-MR 32GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
MC Read 34.5
MC Write 37.1
MC Mixed 29.9
97% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 41
SC Mixed 25.2
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 76%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 94%

 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 32,077 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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