MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics69.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive95.7% 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)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime3 Days
Run DateApr 17 '21 at 22:02
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600-$165
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Memory 92.9
1-Core 135
2-Core 268
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 524
8-Core 738
79% 631 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
Asus(1043 86BC) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.3% Good
Lighting 92
Reflection 89.2
Parallax 76.9
75% 86 fps
MRender 65
Gravity 78.3
Splatting 70.4
58% 71.2 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0A 250GB
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 206 210 206 212 209 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 278
Mixed 195
SusWrite 209
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 93
4K Mixed 41.9
159% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 232
195% 286 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 105%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
594GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 164 175 176 175 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Read 147
Write 170
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 172
92% 127 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2666 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 25.8
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 25.4
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 95%

 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 32,040 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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