MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive235% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 20 '19 at 06:03
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ECU-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 117
2-Core 254
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 746
75% 607 Pts
64-Core 726
45% 726 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.5.2
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Lighting 69.1
Reflection 69.5
Parallax 84.6
56% 74.4 fps
MRender 71.5
Gravity 69.8
Splatting 58.5
54% 66.6 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37
243GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1024 848 849 851 850 848 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
235% Outstanding
Read 1,619
Write 2082
Mixed 1,634
SusWrite 878
350% 1,553 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 60.7
197% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,374
DQ Write 1,130
DQ Mixed 1,215
920% 1,240 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 235%
Great: 284%
Toshiba MK3276GSX 320GB-$10
295GB free
Firmware: GS001C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 77 77 77 78 78 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
44.4% Average
Read 77.7
Write 76
Mixed 20.5
SusWrite 76.9
46% 62.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
45% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 12.3
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 14.8
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 45%
Great: 50%

 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 31,992 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) - $239

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $821
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HDDRAMUSB
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