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MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics50.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime17.7 Days
Run DateOct 02 '24 at 11:41
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400F-$85
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 124
2-Core 241
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 646
72% 565 Pts
64-Core 675
42% 675 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.23
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.8% Above average
Lighting 63.6
Reflection 68
Parallax 60.9
52% 64.2 fps
MRender 67.4
Gravity 61.3
Splatting 53.1
49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$79
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,486
Write 2,299
Mixed 1,798
488% 2,194 MB/s
4K Read 59.3
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 77.2
252% 85.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,210
DQ Write 776
DQ Mixed 973
731% 986 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 346%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB
928GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 480 480 480 480 480 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 476
Mixed 450
SusWrite 480
108% 477 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 93.1
4K Mixed 57.3
186% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 354
266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 124%
Great: 129%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50
302GB free
Firmware: 1AJ100E4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 77 73 71 71 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
48.2% Average
Read 92.8
Write 117
Mixed 57.6
SusWrite 74.6
63% 85.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.6% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 21.4
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 21.5
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 67.3
60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 18: 0P 0R 2G 12B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
22% 16% 61 195 15 60 23" 1920 1017 GSM59C6 2D FHD LG TV
History: Score 22: 0P 2R 2G 6B | Score 18: 0P 0R 2G 12B
Typical Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) Builds (Compare 33,950 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) - $229

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $859
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