MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive199% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 26 '20 at 07:17
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 above expectations (85th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 89.2
1-Core 130
2-Core 258
88% 159 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 753
76% 617 Pts
64-Core 745
46% 745 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 119
Parallax 136
102% 126 fps
MRender 172
Gravity 110
Splatting 98.9
100% 127 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 274 273 276 269 274 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
199% Outstanding
Read 1,815
Write 715
Mixed 560
SusWrite 295
185% 846 MB/s
4K Read 64.5
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 86
281% 96 MB/s
DQ Read 812
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 389
305% 442 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 199%
Great: 157%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
166GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 232 231 233 232 232 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 486
Mixed 319
SusWrite 256
88% 390 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 92
4K Mixed 52.5
179% 62.1 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 336
257% 348 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 107%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
79.1% Very good
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 22.5
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 31.7
SC Mixed 24.2
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 90%

 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 32,060 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) - $241

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $828
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