MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics80.9% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 14 '20 at 18:18
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 87.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 253
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 743
77% 622 Pts
64-Core 736
46% 736 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 94.7
Parallax 87.6
84% 95.3 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 90.7
Splatting 78
74% 92.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP S700 250GB-$46
140GB free
Firmware: R0116B1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 13 36 36 36 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
39.1% Below average
Read 492
Write 435
Mixed 398
SusWrite 94.5
79% 355 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 11.9
4K Mixed 0.8
43% 12.1 MB/s
DQ Read 85.1
DQ Write 12.8
DQ Mixed 0.9
13% 32.9 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 98%
SK hynix SC308 SATA 128GB
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30001P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 128 128 128 126 126 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 41% Great: 93%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
924GB free
Firmware: AX1P6E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 109 107 107 107 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 112
Write 105
Mixed 35.6
SusWrite 107
65% 90.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
49.5% Average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 14.7
48% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 16.6
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 69.7
57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 53%

 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 31,989 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: $825
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