MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics79.4% 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 Drive339% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 17 '19 at 01:03
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$258
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 150
2-Core 312
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 600
8-Core 1,199
106% 899 Pts
64-Core 1,184
73% 1,184 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
79.4% Very good
Lighting 103
Reflection 92.3
Parallax 83.1
84% 92.7 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 87.7
Splatting 76.2
71% 88.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
415GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1982 938 838 839 844 842 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
339% Outstanding
Read 2,582
Write 2,446
Mixed 1,408
SusWrite 1047
418% 1,871 MB/s
4K Read 70.7
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 95
315% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,767
DQ Write 1,549
DQ Mixed 1,622
1,226% 1,646 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 339%
Great: 355%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 3.0 32GB
25GB free, PID 5597
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 13 14 14 13 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
22.3% Poor
Read 91.4
Write 36.3
Mixed 14
SusWrite 13.6
41% 38.8 MB/s
4K Read 6.1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 2.8
169% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 22.3%
Great: 27%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
MC Read 39.2
MC Write 37.8
MC Mixed 27.4
99% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 37
SC Mixed 30.5
85% 29.9 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 104%

 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 31,960 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: $834
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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair 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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