MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics72.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive63.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840x2160x4294967296 szín
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200810
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 22 '20 at 21:02
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU 51%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 way below expectations (6th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 138
2-Core 273
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 583
62% 496 Pts
64-Core 663
41% 663 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Lighting 95.5
Reflection 85.1
Parallax 74.2
78% 84.9 fps
MRender 70.8
Gravity 79.9
Splatting 76.8
62% 75.8 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 120GB-$15
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 96 136 114 90 87 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 491
Write 423
Mixed 24
SusWrite 143
60% 270 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 18.4
4K Mixed 26.9
75% 21.9 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 1
68% 160 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 86%
Hitachi HDS725050KLA360 500GB-$40
295GB free
Firmware: K2AOAE0A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 54 54 54 54 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
31.6% Below average
Read 56
Write 53
Mixed 38.2
SusWrite 53.5
37% 50.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 31.6%
Great: 34%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
75.8% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 24.9
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 23.3
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 68.3
58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 114%

 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 32,050 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $833
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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