MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200810
Uptime9.3 Days
Run DateDec 26 '22 at 19:15
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 44%

 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 (9th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 80.8
1-Core 121
2-Core 260
84% 154 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 715
74% 594 Pts
64-Core 755
47% 755 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 527.56
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.6% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 116
Parallax 122
107% 123 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 99.2
Splatting 86.8
85% 107 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme KINGSTON SA2000M 500GB
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,604
Write 810
Mixed 1,063
256% 1,159 MB/s
4K Read 53
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 67.4
226% 77.8 MB/s
DQ Read 763
DQ Write 859
DQ Mixed 235
336% 619 MB/s
Poor: 108% Great: 268%
Amicro AM8180 NVME 1TB
147GB free
Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 737 792 798 834 833 678 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 402
Write 778
Mixed 491
SusWrite 779
140% 612 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 71
4K Mixed 36.3
124% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 283
200% 252 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 113%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GTZR 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZR 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
74.3% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 23.6
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 21.7
64% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 79
51% 79 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 99%

 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 32,086 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) - $241

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $871
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