MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive260% 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.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B98
MotherboardMSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '20 at 01:34
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400-$161
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 95.8
1-Core 119
2-Core 171
78% 129 Pts
4-Core 292
8-Core 413
44% 352 Pts
64-Core 264
16% 264 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 146
Parallax 126
107% 134 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 132
Splatting 108
96% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
885GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1266 1593 1626 1650 1627 1480 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
260% Outstanding
Read 1,528
Write 1,526
Mixed 1,162
SusWrite 1,540
324% 1,439 MB/s
4K Read 49.9
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 65.8
216% 73.6 MB/s
DQ Read 862
DQ Write 818
DQ Mixed 296
371% 659 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 260%
Great: 295%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 166 167 170 165 173 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 136
Write 167
Mixed 99.2
SusWrite 165
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
80.5% Excellent
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 27.9
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 24.7
62% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 54.5
73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 109%

 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 32,275 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: $831
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HDDRAMUSB
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