MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics119% 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 Drive215% 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 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)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '21 at 17:09
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 123
2-Core 253
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 752
78% 629 Pts
64-Core 749
46% 749 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 156
Reflection 154
Parallax 156
127% 155 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 135
Splatting 119
116% 146 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 119%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1146 724 356 357 358 357 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
215% Outstanding
Read 1,577
Write 1,188
Mixed 1,150
SusWrite 550
249% 1,116 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 69.9
236% 89 MB/s
DQ Read 838
DQ Write 1,196
DQ Mixed 848
689% 961 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 215%
Great: 223%
Toshiba HDWM105 500GB
463GB free
Firmware: HDF01A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 88 84 81 82 83 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
12.2% Very poor
Read 62.7
Write 83.6
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 83.5
15% 67.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 18.3
4K Mixed 2.3
14% 7.13 MB/s
DQ Read 2.9
DQ Write 22.3
DQ Mixed 10.6
9% 11.9 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 12.2%
Great: 16%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 180 171 168 168 181 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Read 139
Write 152
Mixed 72.3
SusWrite 174
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
59% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 44
MC Write 47.1
MC Mixed 31.4
117% 40.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 43.5
SC Mixed 31.3
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 56.6
71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 112%
Great: 122%

 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 32,033 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: $828
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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