MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics93% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateMay 18 '21 at 17:51
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 100%
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 PC Performing as expected (40th 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 (93rd percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 125
2-Core 250
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 584
70% 539 Pts
64-Core 597
37% 597 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 126
Parallax 116
95% 120 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 99.9
Splatting 97.6
89% 111 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 93%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 85 90 102 102 95 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
29.4% Poor
Read 11.9
Write 73
Mixed 27.6
SusWrite 90.1
37% 50.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 114%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB
3.5TB free, PID 25a3
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 41 41 41 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
40.1% Average
Read 38.3
Write 37.9
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 40.3
52% 38.3 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 8.1
4K Mixed 0.8
316% 4.2 MB/s
DQ Read 0.7
DQ Write 12.1
DQ Mixed 0.8
441% 4.53 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.9% Very good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 23.6
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 19.4
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 111%

 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 32,003 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: $828
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