MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive33.5% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 23 '20 at 16:54
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-9100F-$88
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 129
2-Core 251
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 500
66% 495 Pts
64-Core 502
31% 502 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.50
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
30.6% Below average
Lighting 38
Reflection 30.5
Parallax 37.4
31% 35.3 fps
MRender 37.3
Gravity 37.1
Splatting 35
30% 36.5 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 480GB-$89
347GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0831C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 305 7.2 7.9 105 4.6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
33.5% Below average
Read 494
Write 438
Mixed 8.7
SusWrite 73.1
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.3
35% 8.67 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 99%
Adata SU650 1TB
917GB free
Firmware: AX1R4F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 94 99 100 100 99 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 112
Write 90.5
Mixed 32
SusWrite 98.4
60% 83.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 76% Great: 104%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52
615GB free
Firmware: JE4OA50A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 71 81 81 81 80 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
40.2% Average
Read 61.2
Write 59.3
Mixed 37.5
SusWrite 78.9
44% 59.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.4
82% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.9% Excellent
MC Read 30
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 24
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 32.3
SC Mixed 25.6
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 60.6
66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 110%

 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 32,040 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: $828
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