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MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics71.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190813
Uptime17.1 Days
Run DateDec 28 '20 at 03:34
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%
Watch Gameplay: 1660 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$225
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Memory 83.8
1-Core 145
2-Core 292
94% 174 Pts
4-Core 583
8-Core 1,105
100% 844 Pts
64-Core 1,065
66% 1,065 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209
Asus(1043 86BD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Lighting 94.8
Reflection 88.5
Parallax 76
77% 86.4 fps
MRender 66.1
Gravity 80.7
Splatting 72.8
60% 73.2 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$65
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 159 151 162 160 157 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Read 124
Write 129
Mixed 73.8
SusWrite 156
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
88% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$33
882GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 157 170 175 178 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 163
Mixed 85
SusWrite 164
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 102%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/16GX 029E CMK16GX4M1D3000C16 32GB
2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
41.1% Average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 12.2
39% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 13.7
40% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 98%

 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 34,311 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) - $225

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $972
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