MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (3rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 97 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 27.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics39.1% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 02 '20 at 22:07
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 100%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$114
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
27.8% Poor
Memory 31.4
1-Core 21
2-Core 54.2
21% 35.5 Pts
4-Core 138
8-Core 148
19% 143 Pts
64-Core 107
7% 107 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 27.8%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$271
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
39.1% Below average
Lighting 33.2
Reflection 59.9
Parallax 91.7
27% 61.6 fps
MRender 98.3
Gravity 65.8
Splatting 69.4
62% 77.8 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 97%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$26
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA8K0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 60 62 75 71 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 110
Write 97.7
Mixed 32.2
SusWrite 63.1
55% 75.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.4
87% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-2666C15-4GVR 04CD F4-2666C15-4GVR Kingston ACR26D4U9S8ME-8 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
32.6% Below average
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 12.3
36% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 4.4
SC Write 7
SC Mixed 5.5
16% 5.63 GB/s
Latency 247
16% 247 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 51%

 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 32,634 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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