MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics97.4% 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 Drive51.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 27 '19 at 22:25
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 128
2-Core 258
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 748
78% 627 Pts
64-Core 738
46% 738 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.4% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 136
Parallax 132
100% 130 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 126
Splatting 101
92% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 119 141 137 66 90 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
51.4% Above average
Read 447
Write 214
Mixed 217
SusWrite 112
55% 248 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 35.8
4K Mixed 18.1
74% 24.9 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 78.7
DQ Mixed 29.8
40% 74.1 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 56%
WD WD740ADFD-00NLR1 74GB
69GB free
Firmware: 21.07QR5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 83 83 83 83 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
47.5% Average
Read 82
Write 90.5
Mixed 43.7
SusWrite 83.1
55% 74.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 48%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
623GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 185 187 187 186 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 183
Mixed 81
SusWrite 185
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 105%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 41
MC Write 41.5
MC Mixed 29.2
106% 37.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 40.7
SC Mixed 30.2
87% 30.6 GB/s
Latency 52.1
77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 104%
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 32,067 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) - $241

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $828
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HDDRAMUSB
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