MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics66% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
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)
Memory16.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '22 at 00:45
Run Duration237 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 (90th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Memory 91.7
1-Core 142
2-Core 258
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 555
8-Core 872
88% 713 Pts
64-Core 1,392
86% 1,392 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 97.5%
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: 511.65
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
66% Good
Lighting 78.9
Reflection 100
Parallax 70.5
64% 83.3 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 78.5
Splatting 70.4
69% 87.1 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 66%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140
859GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 911 503 504 503 505 503 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$30
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,064
Write 1,222
Mixed 1,026
247% 1,104 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 68.3
233% 87.2 MB/s
DQ Read 650
DQ Write 649
DQ Mixed 249
297% 516 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 223%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
908GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 438 437 436 437 437 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Read 462
Write 442
Mixed 417
SusWrite 437
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 44.6
4K Mixed 30.8
101% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 229
159% 198 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 99%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
678GB free
Firmware: 0708
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 117 112 119 119 123 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Read 89.3
Write 134
Mixed 109
SusWrite 118
84% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.8
200% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 59.8%
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 above expectations (68th percentile)
63.3% Good
MC Read 23.7
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 18.7
62% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 22.7
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 63.3%
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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