MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics77.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive244% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200810
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateOct 25 '20 at 18:38
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU 20%
Watch Gameplay: 1660-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Memory 83.9
1-Core 151
2-Core 302
96% 179 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 805
89% 702 Pts
64-Core 798
49% 798 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
EVGA(3842 1667) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3250 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
77.7% Very good
Lighting 99.2
Reflection 89.7
Parallax 90.2
81% 93 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 86.6
Splatting 74.7
72% 89.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 1TB
306GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1958 1201 702 996 985 948 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
244% Outstanding
Read 1,138
Write 2,308
Mixed 1,423
SusWrite 1,132
341% 1,500 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 67.8
231% 88.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1179
DQ Write 1,403
DQ Mixed 1,579
1,110% 1,387 MB/s
Poor: 133%
This bench: 244%
Great: 287%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$100
275GB free
Firmware: X41320RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 261 261 254 257 254 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Read 416
Write 289
Mixed 263
SusWrite 264
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 98
4K Mixed 43.6
148% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 178
175% 282 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 107%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50
857GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 123 124 124 123 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
55.8% Above average
Read 71.1
Write 65.9
Mixed 44.5
SusWrite 123
56% 76.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR KHX2400C15/8G 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.8% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 22.5
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 20.1
58% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 83%

 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 32,629 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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