MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics71.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive115% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateMay 02 '20 at 19:06
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 153
2-Core 307
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 581
8-Core 862
90% 721 Pts
64-Core 826
51% 826 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 102%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
71.9% Very good
Lighting 94.9
Reflection 83.6
Parallax 73.8
77% 84.1 fps
MRender 70.5
Gravity 78.2
Splatting 75.6
61% 74.8 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB
426GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 444 435 444 446 449 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 485
Write 463
Mixed 416
SusWrite 439
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 91.7
4K Mixed 49.7
171% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 305
244% 343 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 115%
Great: 123%
KingSpec 512GB
355GB free
Firmware: 1508
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 394 392 394 394 397 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 389
Write 373
Mixed 334
SusWrite 392
84% 372 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 36.2
4K Mixed 24.8
87% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 182
134% 176 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 41.6
MC Write 41.7
MC Mixed 30.9
109% 38.1 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 40.1
SC Mixed 32.4
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 51.9
77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 106%
Great: 119%

 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 32,219 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) - $237

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $837
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Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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