MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics75.5% 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 Drive42.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210119
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '21 at 13:48
Run Duration236 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 149
2-Core 297
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 1107
102% 851 Pts
64-Core 1,183
73% 1,183 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.13
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Lighting 94.9
Reflection 68.5
Parallax 72.5
77% 78.6 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 81.3
Splatting 74.3
72% 90.3 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GB
404GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFA15.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 324 225 209 207 215 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
42.9% Average
Read 334
Write 106
Mixed 88.8
SusWrite 268
44% 199 MB/s
4K Read 12.5
4K Write 18.7
4K Mixed 9.9
42% 13.7 MB/s
DQ Read 14.2
DQ Write 15.3
DQ Mixed 14.5
11% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 102%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 415020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 486 484 457 452 477 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
69.5% Good
Read 128
Write 26.7
Mixed 39.8
SusWrite 474
38% 167 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 34.5
4K Mixed 9
95% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 35.9
DQ Mixed 121
109% 176 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 117%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12
25GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 3.2 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 7.7 8.5 7.2 7.2 7.9 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 94
Write 7
Mixed 16.2
SusWrite 8.1
28% 31.3 MB/s
4K Read 10.7
4K Mixed 0
60% 5.35 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 30%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
MC Read 36.1
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 27.4
98% 34.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 34
SC Mixed 29.2
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 52.6
76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 104%

 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 32,065 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) - $241

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $828
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HDDRAMUSB
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