MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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.
Graphics71.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive80.8% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211117
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateMay 01 '22 at 13:50
Run Duration232 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700F-$289
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Memory 89.6
1-Core 142
2-Core 281
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 1,060
97% 812 Pts
64-Core 998
62% 998 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 2040 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.59
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Lighting 94.5
Reflection 128
Parallax 78.5
77% 100 fps
MRender 67.8
Gravity 81.1
Splatting 73.2
61% 74 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ezcool S280 240GB
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EZ2018
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 299 82 62 71 72 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 494
Write 285
Mixed 419
SusWrite 146
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 89.1
4K Mixed 29.7
136% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 197
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 46.8
94% 187 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
110GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 136 137 140 138 137 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 154
Write 161
Mixed 76.4
SusWrite 137
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 113%
SMI USB DISK 32GB
22GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 9.8 11 11 11 11 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
5.8% Terrible
Read 18.4
Write 11.5
Mixed 19.6
SusWrite 10.7
20% 15.1 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
13% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.8%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX3000C15D4/8GX 859B BLT8G4D30BET4K.C8FD 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.8% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 22.6
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 22.1
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 97%

 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 32,316 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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