MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190117
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateDec 14 '19 at 10:09
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 51%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 way below expectations (13th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 83.3
1-Core 135
2-Core 261
88% 160 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 745
76% 614 Pts
64-Core 745
46% 745 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200
ASRock(1849 5032) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1560 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.1
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
61% Good
Lighting 76.9
Reflection 78.3
Parallax 98.2
63% 84.5 fps
MRender 74.2
Gravity 78.4
Splatting 62.6
58% 71.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 397 407 373 436 443 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 446
Mixed 424
SusWrite 395
98% 435 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 84
4K Mixed 47.5
153% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 287
234% 332 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 107%
Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40
916GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 139 132 141 141 130 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
74.9% Very good
Read 124
Write 68.3
Mixed 54
SusWrite 137
70% 95.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
213% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
66% Good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 20.7
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 16.4
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66%
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 32,046 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $833
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk 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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