MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics70.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive202% 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)
Memory14.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190813
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 17 '20 at 16:51
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-9100F-$88
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 134
2-Core 264
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 506
69% 512 Pts
64-Core 508
31% 508 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.1% Very good
Lighting 92.4
Reflection 82.8
Parallax 79.6
75% 85 fps
MRender 68.5
Gravity 75.1
Splatting 75
60% 72.9 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 73%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 739 902 898 928 909 476 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 1,276
Write 934
Mixed 834
SusWrite 808
216% 963 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 73.1
243% 91.2 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 847
DQ Mixed 218
272% 463 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 202%
Great: 209%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 37.9
MC Write 42.6
MC Mixed 30.8
106% 37.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 43.4
SC Mixed 31.9
93% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 53.5
75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 105%
Great: 109%

 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 32,001 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: $828
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