MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics71.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive180% 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.
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.
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)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateOct 13 '21 at 01:22
Run Duration198 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 132
2-Core 271
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 526
8-Core 788
82% 657 Pts
64-Core 805
50% 805 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.7% Very good
Lighting 89.2
Reflection 89.4
Parallax 83.5
73% 87.4 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 81.5
Splatting 68.4
70% 88.2 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 1306 118 114 114 920 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
180% Outstanding
Read 1,673
Write 239
Mixed 188
SusWrite 448
137% 637 MB/s
4K Read 60.4
4K Write 64.2
4K Mixed 60.6
203% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 900
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 140
196% 385 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 180%
Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
405GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 163 157 170 172 166 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Read 134
Write 150
Mixed 67.9
SusWrite 164
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0
94% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 44.2
MC Write 44
MC Mixed 32.7
115% 40.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 38.8
SC Mixed 29.5
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 50.3
80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 111%
Great: 116%

 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 32,058 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) - $241

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $828
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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