MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive171% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190813
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateApr 16 '20 at 21:59
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400F-$85
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 91.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 253
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 741
78% 623 Pts
64-Core 713
44% 713 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
EVGA(3842 1667) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 93.8
Parallax 85.4
85% 94.4 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 90.2
Splatting 81.1
75% 92.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45
384GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1394 497 491 502 499 503 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
171% Outstanding
Read 930
Write 2,158
Mixed 1,192
SusWrite 648
280% 1,232 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 69.5
236% 85 MB/s
DQ Read 51.3
DQ Write 866
DQ Mixed 800
518% 572 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 171%
Great: 277%
Corsair Padlock v2 32GB
30GB free, PID 1ab5
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 12 4 4.6 5.1 4.4 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
7.92% Terrible
Read 16
Write 12.8
Mixed 15.3
SusWrite 6.3
16% 12.6 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 1.7
110% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.92%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4DFD8266.M16FJ 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
50.5% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 14.9
48% 17 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 16.6
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 53%

 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 32,521 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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