MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics93.5% 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 Drive233% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 11 '22 at 08:10
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 (74th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 87.2
1-Core 122
2-Core 246
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 716
75% 599 Pts
64-Core 714
44% 714 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8620) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.5% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 134
Parallax 121
95% 124 fps
MRender 94.9
Gravity 122
Splatting 111
90% 109 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90
342GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1858 406 231 225 234 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 1,686
Write 2048
Mixed 1,656
SusWrite 519
332% 1,477 MB/s
4K Read 55
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 75.6
251% 88 MB/s
DQ Read 1,428
DQ Write 1,084
DQ Mixed 1,226
925% 1,246 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 233%
Great: 365%
AMicro AM8180 NVME 512GB
150GB free, PID e101
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 42 42 41 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Read 39.9
Write 40.1
Mixed 40
SusWrite 41.3
55% 40.3 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 19.4
4K Mixed 17.2
1,300% 17.2 MB/s
DQ Read 16.8
DQ Write 22
DQ Mixed 18.6
1,443% 19.1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL8G26C16U4B.8FD 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 859B BL8G26C16U4B.8FD 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
83% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 26.2
85% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 33.9
SC Mixed 24.9
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 83%
Great: 83%

 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 32,450 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: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $814
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