MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics67.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive82.4% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime18.6 Days
Run DateAug 10 '20 at 22:01
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$263
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 152
2-Core 301
101% 183 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 1,187
105% 892 Pts
64-Core 1,194
74% 1,194 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
67.9% Good
Lighting 90.8
Reflection 81.2
Parallax 70
74% 80.7 fps
MRender 65.4
Gravity 71.4
Splatting 68.2
56% 68.3 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 114 110 111 112 110 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Read 497
Write 152
Mixed 180
SusWrite 116
52% 236 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 98.5
4K Mixed 36.3
145% 55.2 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 190
157% 231 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
183GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 160 160 164 164 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Read 150
Write 126
Mixed 85.7
SusWrite 161
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
215% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 40.5
MC Write 40.3
MC Mixed 28.9
104% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 30.8
85% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 52.4
76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 102%
Great: 113%

 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 32,266 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: $840
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CPUGPUSSD
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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