MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics76.2% 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 Drive247% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateDec 11 '21 at 00:02
Run Duration224 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 (81st percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Memory 92.6
1-Core 131
2-Core 273
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 542
8-Core 801
84% 672 Pts
64-Core 796
49% 796 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.76
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Lighting 96.2
Reflection 93
Parallax 87.9
78% 92.4 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 82.1
Splatting 74.2
72% 90.3 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94
323GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1798 678 366 373 402 425 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
247% Outstanding
Read 1,624
Write 2,125
Mixed 1745
SusWrite 674
348% 1,542 MB/s
4K Read 56
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 77.9
264% 94.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,510
DQ Write 1,154
DQ Mixed 1,304
983% 1,323 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 247%
Great: 365%
Adata SU750 512GB
214GB free
Firmware: XA002R06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 417 415 416 413 413 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 407
Write 363
Mixed 358
SusWrite 414
87% 386 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 88.2
4K Mixed 46.7
157% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 267
207% 281 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 103%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 32GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
MC Read 36.3
MC Write 39.4
MC Mixed 31.2
102% 35.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 42.3
SC Mixed 29.7
86% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 99%

 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 32,084 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: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $871
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