MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics71.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive126% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory17.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 30 '21 at 18:38
Run Duration224 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900-$1,989
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Memory 91.1
1-Core 152
2-Core 297
98% 180 Pts
4-Core 579
8-Core 1,046
98% 812 Pts
64-Core 1,506
93% 1,506 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195
PNY(196E 1347) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.6% Very good
Lighting 88.7
Reflection 86.9
Parallax 83.2
72% 86.3 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 80.3
Splatting 71.3
70% 88.2 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140
714GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 910 504 504 503 504 504 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$30
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 226 175 180 179 181 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 1,030
Write 1,113
Mixed 915
SusWrite 230
184% 822 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 55.3
148% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 709
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 319
284% 441 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 126%
Great: 223%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
599GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 379 384 380 379 380 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
75.6% Very good
Read 377
Write 364
Mixed 353
SusWrite 381
83% 369 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 38
4K Mixed 28.7
93% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 192
141% 185 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 04CB DDR4 2400 2OZ 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 24GB
2933, 2933, 2933 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81% Excellent
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 22.3
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 36.6
SC Mixed 22.9
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 81%
Great: 75%

 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 32,540 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: $834
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