MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics68% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive164% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory18 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateDec 14 '21 at 03:07
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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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 i9-9900-$1,989
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Memory 93.4
1-Core 146
2-Core 276
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 932
89% 736 Pts
64-Core 1505
93% 1505 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 97%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238
PNY(196E 1347) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 497.09
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68% Good
Lighting 81.2
Reflection 104
Parallax 72.8
66% 85.8 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 80.8
Splatting 73.3
72% 89.9 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 68%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140
582GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 911 504 506 505 505 506 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$30
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 226 193 198 198 187 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
164% Outstanding
Read 1,157
Write 1,230
Mixed 1,061
SusWrite 248
207% 924 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 70.2
238% 88.4 MB/s
DQ Read 820
DQ Write 449
DQ Mixed 228
278% 499 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 164%
Great: 223%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
603GB free
Firmware: 0708
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 97 106 108 109 108 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 67.1
Write 126
Mixed 101
SusWrite 105
74% 99.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 04CB DDR4 2400 2OZ 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 24GB
2933, 2933, 2933 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
60.3% Good
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 15.4
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 19.8
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60.3%
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 32,390 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: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $814
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