MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics71% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94.2% 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.
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)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJul 07 '19 at 09:04
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 93
1-Core 154
2-Core 300
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 599
8-Core 1,167
105% 883 Pts
64-Core 1,605
99% 1,605 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71% Very good
Lighting 87.1
Reflection 79.5
Parallax 63.6
71% 76.8 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 87.4
Splatting 76.2
71% 88.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 71%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
312GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 295 298 299 300 298 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 306
Mixed 298
SusWrite 294
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 82
4K Mixed 35.6
135% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 238
205% 304 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 129%
SABRENT 1TB
204GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 61 61 61 61 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
39.4% Below average
Read 76.5
Write 9.3
Mixed 43.7
SusWrite 60.3
35% 47.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 87%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB
3TB free, PID 25e2
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 100 101 101 102 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
55.2% Above average
Read 117
Write 106
Mixed 72.7
SusWrite 101
132% 99 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 0.8
208% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.5% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 20.6
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 23.4
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 69.5%
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 32,049 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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