MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics66.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive35% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '21 at 19:34
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$145
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Memory 92.3
1-Core 137
2-Core 274
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 541
8-Core 758
82% 649 Pts
64-Core 738
46% 738 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
66.5% Good
Lighting 87.6
Reflection 85.7
Parallax 73.6
71% 82.3 fps
MRender 61.8
Gravity 77.2
Splatting 69.5
57% 69.5 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SH00R480GB 480GB
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E1.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 75 54 30 22 69 MB/s
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
35% Below average
Read 246
Write 137
Mixed 147
SusWrite 52.4
32% 145 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 41.4
4K Mixed 9.9
66% 24.1 MB/s
DQ Read 66
DQ Write 57.2
DQ Mixed 52.9
42% 58.7 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 35%
Great: 93%
Apple HDD ST1000 1TB
135GB free
Firmware: 0008
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 7.6 11 11 4.7 9.6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
29.4% Poor
Read 93.2
Write 38.5
Mixed 44.1
SusWrite 8.8
34% 46.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 34.7
MC Mixed 30.2
94% 33.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 34
SC Mixed 26.8
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 103%

 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 32,145 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: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $831
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