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MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics78.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateSep 11 '20 at 01:05
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$223
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Memory 88.9
1-Core 149
2-Core 298
97% 179 Pts
4-Core 575
8-Core 1,161
102% 868 Pts
64-Core 1,149
71% 1,149 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
78.3% Very good
Lighting 100
Reflection 91.2
Parallax 91.7
82% 94.3 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 88.4
Splatting 79.4
72% 89.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF2204RL
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 426
Write 371
Mixed 259
78% 352 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 31.1
4K Mixed 14.7
60% 20.6 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 96.7
DQ Mixed 32.2
44% 79.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 56%
Ocz-revo DRIVE 60GB
11GB free
Firmware: 1.20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 83 70 71 50 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
56.6% Above average
Read 308
Write 148
Mixed 170
SusWrite 78.7
39% 176 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 52.1
4K Mixed 27.8
101% 34.9 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 138
116% 172 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 65%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$100
116GB free
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 193 82 82 81 482 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 126
Mixed 431
SusWrite 232
72% 326 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 46.3
165% 60.8 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 350
264% 352 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 102%
Great: 121%
Seagate NAS HDD 2TB-$98
356GB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 142 141 142 143 143 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 156
Write 151
Mixed 66
SusWrite 141
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.8% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 21
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 21.4
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.8%
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 33,743 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) - $229

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $849
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