MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive38.6% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 25 '20 at 18:33
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 (100th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 128
2-Core 254
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 716
77% 610 Pts
64-Core 702
44% 702 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Gigabyte(1458 4009) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.5% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 110
Parallax 123
96% 117 fps
MRender 177
Gravity 111
Splatting 104
104% 131 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900613
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 67 87 76 41 60 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
38.6% Below average
Read 408
Write 220
Mixed 261
SusWrite 86.6
54% 244 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 13.7
4K Mixed 0.7
53% 14.7 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 8.3
DQ Mixed 26
28% 50.8 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34
309GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 151 151 150 149 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 169
Mixed 78
SusWrite 149
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
MC Read 36.6
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 29.3
101% 35.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 37.7
SC Mixed 30.2
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 55.3
72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 98.9%
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 31,962 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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