MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics129% 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 Drive51.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory16.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200810
Uptime12.4 Days
Run DateJun 03 '23 at 09:28
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 82.6
1-Core 128
2-Core 251
85% 154 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 756
73% 601 Pts
64-Core 933
58% 933 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 532.03
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
129% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 175
Parallax 164
146% 173 fps
MRender 186
Gravity 135
Splatting 118
116% 146 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 129%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg30zmv256g TOSHIBA 256GB
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADHA0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 31 13 13 11 11 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
51.3% Above average
Read 543
Write 164
Mixed 28.8
SusWrite 18.7
40% 189 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 10.2
4K Mixed 16.9
68% 17.9 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 14.3
DQ Mixed 25.7
57% 129 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 147%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
240GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 103 102 104 103 103 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 174
Write 161
Mixed 102
SusWrite 104
100% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
707GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 146 150 155 156 152 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
73% Very good
Read 102
Write 105
Mixed 73.3
SusWrite 153
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HP26D4U9D8ME-16X KHX2666C16/16G 32GB
2667, 2667 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
78.2% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 25.7
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 21.6
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 75.9
53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 88%

 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 31,992 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) - $239

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $821
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