MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.2% 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 Drive77.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 04 '20 at 18:29
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 92
1-Core 128
2-Core 260
89% 160 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 743
78% 625 Pts
64-Core 758
47% 758 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.2% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 118
Parallax 92.1
89% 106 fps
MRender 97.2
Gravity 126
Splatting 105
90% 110 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 101%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hkvsn HS-SSD-C100/480G 480GB
367GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1029A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 255 217 222 222 221 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Read 443
Write 391
Mixed 331
SusWrite 257
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 78.5
4K Mixed 23.4
120% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 225
DQ Mixed 34.4
71% 141 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 78.D1GS7.AUB0B 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
51.2% Above average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 14.4
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 16
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 51%

 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 32,732 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: $834
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