MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive40.9% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 07 '23 at 09:34
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$264
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Memory 86.9
1-Core 109
2-Core 287
86% 161 Pts
4-Core 572
8-Core 936
92% 754 Pts
64-Core 1,022
63% 1,022 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480
MSI(1462 3980) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.10.34
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 136
Parallax 293
111% 188 fps
MRender 248
Gravity 149
Splatting 0.2
94% 133 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 104%
Great: 129%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$57
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 2.3 2.1 45 4.1 72 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
40.9% Average
Read 437
Write 57.5
Mixed 123
SusWrite 34.5
35% 163 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 23.3
4K Mixed 11.9
60% 18.8 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 48.9
DQ Mixed 28
35% 64.5 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 55%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$149
342GB free
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1393 814 616 431 411 467 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 1,346
Write 1754
Mixed 1,175
SusWrite 688
280% 1,241 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 60.7
198% 68.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,310
DQ Write 963
DQ Mixed 1,116
840% 1,130 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 208%
Great: 276%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28
774GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 168 167 170 170 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80% Excellent
Read 111
Write 103
Mixed 64.9
SusWrite 168
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
217% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.5% Excellent
MC Read 29
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 25.7
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 32.9
SC Mixed 23.6
72% 25 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 101%

 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 32,522 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: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $836
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