MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 123%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	90.9% 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 Drive	71.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. Find active processes with Windows task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC).

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	8.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '19 at 16:10
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i9-9900K-$485 67,340 User benchmarks, average bench 120% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	123% Outstanding	SC Int 140 SC Float 151 SC Mixed 144 116% 145 Pts	QC Int 569 QC Float 601 QC Mixed 583 132% 584 Pts	MC Int 1,440 MC Float 1,648 MC Mixed 1,566 232% 1,551 Pts
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 130%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$270 22,377 User benchmarks, average bench 92% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Lighting 302 Reflection 237 Parallax 269 90% 269 fps	MRender 211 Gravity 257 Splatting 168 92% 212 fps
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 99%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$38 9,592 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 232 230 192 205 197 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 364 Write 269 Mixed 319 SusWrite 220 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 32.3 121% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 167 120% 153 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$80 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 167 166 163 168 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 100 Write 127 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 166 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C16K4 2x8GB 229 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.2% Excellent	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 24.6 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 29.9 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds (explanation by AdoredTV).

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Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 6,749 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 97%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 78%

Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $130

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $245Bench 105%, 46,817 samples	2,754x
Core i7-9700KIntel $362Bench 113%, 50,596 samples	1,374x
Core i9-9900KIntel $485Bench 120%, 67,340 samples	814x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $449Bench 128%, 108,990 samples	739x
RTX 2060-6GBNvidia $340Bench 107%, 56,684 samples	680x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $70Bench 107%, 156,004 samples	463x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $90Bench 276%, 96,809 samples	380x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $40Bench 45%, 22,446 samples	228x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $70Bench 86%, 224,013 samples	857x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 90%, 110,660 samples	334x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 78%, 42,366 samples	239x

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Value: 128% - Outstanding

Total price: $964

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $350	Nvidia GTX 1070 $400	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $104
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $127	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $250	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $103
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X $252	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $750	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $70	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $128
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $728	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12