MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics30.7% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210119
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 30 '21 at 15:57
Run Duration285 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700F-$295
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Memory 89.9
1-Core 142
2-Core 284
94% 172 Pts
4-Core 567
8-Core 1,089
98% 828 Pts
64-Core 1,114
69% 1,114 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.7% Below average
Lighting 0.2
Reflection 134
Parallax 91.9
0% 75.4 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 103
Splatting 96.5
90% 112 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0B- 240GB
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UJ220400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 3 9.2 0.7 0.6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
3.16% Terrible
Read 2.5
Write 50.5
Mixed 1
SusWrite 6
11% 15 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 3.6
638% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 3.16%
Great: 166%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB
49GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 85 88 88 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
39.3% Below average
Read 50.2
Write 85.7
Mixed 56.3
SusWrite 86.6
52% 69.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.4% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 21.2
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 22.4
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 103%

 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 32,048 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $833
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