MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics78.6% 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 Drive102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateDec 30 '19 at 04:46
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 55%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400F-$96
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 86.3
1-Core 110
2-Core 208
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 560
56% 457 Pts
64-Core 709
44% 709 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 76%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.6% Very good
Lighting 96.1
Reflection 111
Parallax 78.8
78% 95.3 fps
MRender 97.7
Gravity 84
Splatting 105
79% 95.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hypertec SSD 240GB
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 323 286 292 295 295 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 411
Mixed 370
SusWrite 311
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 83
4K Mixed 47.9
160% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 105
142% 258 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 102%
Great: 102%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25
405GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 110 111 110 111 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 115
Write 112
Mixed 66.8
SusWrite 111
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
596GB free
Firmware: HPH3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 192 191 193 192 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 98
Mixed 78
SusWrite 190
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 109%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 859B CT8G4DFS8266.C8FD1 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.6% Above average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 15.7
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 17.5
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 71
56% 71 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 52%

 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 32,300 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: $830
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