MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive288% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210119
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateDec 02 '21 at 00:47
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400-$161
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 92.3
1-Core 126
2-Core 250
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 678
74% 586 Pts
64-Core 704
44% 704 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.76
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.3% Good
Lighting 74.9
Reflection 85.6
Parallax 82.9
61% 81.1 fps
MRender 76.9
Gravity 74.8
Splatting 66.2
59% 72.6 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
411GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2098 731 613 621 620 620 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
288% Outstanding
Read 2223
Write 2295
Mixed 1,310
SusWrite 884
375% 1,678 MB/s
4K Read 60.4
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 83
269% 92.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,591
DQ Write 1,187
DQ Mixed 1,322
1,006% 1,367 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 288%
Great: 340%
WD Blue 400GB (2007)-$42
373GB free
Firmware: 12.01C01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 78 79 79 79 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
44.9% Average
Read 78
Write 75.8
Mixed 53.6
SusWrite 78.1
53% 71.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 43%
Generic USB SD Reader 8GB
1GB free, PID 0310
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 4.9 5 4.6 5.1 4.9 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
4.75% Terrible
Read 19.2
Write 2.5
Mixed 4.5
SusWrite 4.8
8% 7.75 MB/s
4K Read 3.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
14% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.75%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2666 C15 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
MC Read 33.1
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 25.4
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 32.9
SC Mixed 26
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 92%

 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 32,000 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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