MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics79.6% 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 Drive108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 10 '20 at 13:11
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 139
2-Core 277
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 531
8-Core 575
73% 553 Pts
64-Core 727
45% 727 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 103%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Lighting 102
Reflection 95.1
Parallax 88.3
83% 95.1 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 90.5
Splatting 78.5
73% 90.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 81%
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7B98) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6345
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
7.19% Terrible
Lighting 6.93
Reflection 10.7
Parallax 7.91
6% 8.5 fps
MRender 12.3
Gravity 7.47
Splatting 16.1
10% 12 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.19%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
421GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 435 430 361 356 355 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 437
Mixed 399
SusWrite 393
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 84.3
4K Mixed 46.9
161% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 351
264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 108%
Great: 129%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
999GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 174 172 172 172 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 174
Mixed 88.7
SusWrite 173
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
210% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
MC Read 34.9
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 27.7
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 30.1
SC Mixed 21.8
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 56.8
70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 110%

 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 32,037 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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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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