MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 148%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 124%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics153% 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 Drive112% 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.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210119
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJun 04 '23 at 21:50
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 28%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Memory 93.4
1-Core 141
2-Core 283
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 557
8-Core 689
80% 623 Pts
64-Core 759
47% 759 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 532.03
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
153% Outstanding
Lighting 228
Reflection 209
Parallax 202
186% 213 fps
MRender 195
Gravity 152
Splatting 134
128% 160 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 153%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
334GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 414 429 451 463 446 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 453
Write 435
Mixed 382
SusWrite 441
96% 428 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 83.8
4K Mixed 48.3
163% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 353
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 112%
Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140
470GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 457 460 481 481 480 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 442
Mixed 407
SusWrite 468
101% 447 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 82.9
4K Mixed 50.9
166% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 355
267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 115%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLE4G4D30AEEA.K8FE 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
MC Read 35.4
MC Write 39
MC Mixed 31.8
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 40.1
SC Mixed 28.1
81% 28.2 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 117%

 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 32,316 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: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $824
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Intel Core i5-12600K $165Nvidia RTX 4070 $542Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29
HDDRAMUSB
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