MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics72.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJun 16 '20 at 09:32
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 23%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i3-9350K
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 93.5
1-Core 132
2-Core 277
92% 168 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 461
59% 446 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 84%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195
Nvidia(10DE 13D3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.3% Very good
Lighting 89.5
Reflection 82.4
Parallax 77.8
73% 83.2 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 76.8
Splatting 74.4
71% 89 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,331
Write 1,984
Mixed 1,562
435% 1959 MB/s
4K Read 54.9
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 71.9
238% 81.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,258
DQ Write 878
DQ Mixed 469
512% 868 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28
432GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 144 144 145 143 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 153
Mixed 99.5
SusWrite 143
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
234% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
79.1% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 32.5
MC Mixed 25.6
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 25.6
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 79.1%
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 32,549 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: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $834
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