MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics73.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive169% 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)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201010
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '21 at 23:16
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 128
2-Core 250
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 692
75% 593 Pts
64-Core 717
44% 717 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Asus(1043 86AB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.9% Very good
Lighting 94.6
Reflection 94.8
Parallax 88.2
77% 92.5 fps
MRender 91.9
Gravity 84.7
Splatting 75.4
68% 84 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1002 256GB
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20110000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 302 309 319 311 321 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
169% Outstanding
Read 1,142
Write 1110
Mixed 928
SusWrite 332
197% 878 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 57.8
206% 78.2 MB/s
DQ Read 797
DQ Write 984
DQ Mixed 729
594% 837 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 169%
Great: 187%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
285GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8S0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 136 137 137 137 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Read 170
Write 143
Mixed 21.1
SusWrite 134
84% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL8G30C15U4WL.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 39.4
MC Write 39.4
MC Mixed 30
104% 36.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 39.8
SC Mixed 28.9
83% 29.2 GB/s
Latency 56.9
70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 101%
Great: 107%

 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 32,049 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: $833
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