MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics72.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive182% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateApr 16 '21 at 14:12
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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 (63rd percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 87.8
1-Core 123
2-Core 245
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 624
70% 549 Pts
64-Core 564
35% 564 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 87%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.8% Very good
Lighting 93.1
Reflection 92.4
Parallax 85
76% 90.2 fps
MRender 91.8
Gravity 85.9
Splatting 71.9
67% 83.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 81%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 001C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 430 138 311 202 167 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
182% Outstanding
Read 1,526
Write 1,467
Mixed 1,104
SusWrite 227
241% 1,081 MB/s
4K Read 51
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 67.9
223% 76.6 MB/s
DQ Read 840
DQ Write 848
DQ Mixed 177
317% 622 MB/s
Poor: 139%
This bench: 182%
Great: 295%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.2% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 22.8
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 22.4
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 72.2%
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 31,980 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: $825
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