MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics78.1% 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.
Run History
2 years ago, 17 months ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210119
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateApr 24 '22 at 20:28
Run Duration240 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$125
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Memory 94.1
1-Core 128
2-Core 256
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 707
77% 608 Pts
64-Core 689
43% 689 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 94%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$220
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Lighting 107
Reflection 86.3
Parallax 93.1
87% 95.3 fps
MRender 85
Gravity 74.9
Splatting 67.4
61% 75.8 fps
Poor: 68%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 78%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
175GB free
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 434 444 442 440 448 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 456
Write 450
Mixed 246
SusWrite 440
90% 398 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 85.4
4K Mixed 46.9
160% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 144
165% 283 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 111%
Great: 111%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$75
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,981
Write 2,075
Mixed 1,709
429% 1,922 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 67.4
229% 83.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,464
DQ Write 1,068
DQ Mixed 1,233
930% 1,255 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
SDHC Card 32GB
1GB free, PID null
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 21.4
Write 21.1
Mixed 23.3
28% 21.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.1
28% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 33%
CF Card 8GB
3GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 43 43 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
24.9% Poor
Read 51.2
Write 41.9
Mixed 8.9
SusWrite 41.9
46% 36 MB/s
4K Read 5.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 2.8
194% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 24.9%
Great: 25%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18 029E CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18 32GB
3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
104% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 41.7
MC Mixed 32.5
107% 37.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 42
SC Mixed 28.4
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 59.5
67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 104%
This bench: 104%
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 32,735 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: $834
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