MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics78.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 26 '21 at 04:56
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 151
2-Core 301
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 602
8-Core 1,131
103% 867 Pts
64-Core 1,135
70% 1,135 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3250 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Lighting 100
Reflection 146
Parallax 92.7
82% 113 fps
MRender 99.9
Gravity 92.6
Splatting 80
73% 90.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
FPI250MWR7 250GB
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0318A0G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 130 52 50 76 111 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Read 1,258
Write 131
Mixed 100
SusWrite 95.4
84% 396 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 28
4K Mixed 3.2
77% 23.2 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 521
DQ Mixed 337
282% 402 MB/s
Poor: 96%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 148%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
564GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 118 116 118 117 118 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
82% Excellent
Read 169
Write 165
Mixed 108
SusWrite 116
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 26
89% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 25.9
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 94%

 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 32,338 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: $820
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HDDRAMUSB
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