MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics63.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive47.4% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateSep 10 '20 at 16:50
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 161
2-Core 320
105% 193 Pts
4-Core 642
8-Core 1,010
102% 826 Pts
64-Core 1,324
82% 1,324 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 108%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2167 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.7% Good
Lighting 79.4
Reflection 79.3
Parallax 70.2
65% 76.3 fps
MRender 76.3
Gravity 73.4
Splatting 75.9
62% 75.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0105A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 96 72 13 31 55 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 495
Write 438
Mixed 432
SusWrite 90.6
81% 364 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 16.3
4K Mixed 1.2
63% 17.4 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 10.6
DQ Mixed 48.2
53% 96.3 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 100%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141
85GB free
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 343 350 368 362 356 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 366
Mixed 330
SusWrite 345
87% 389 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 43.3
156% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 196
172% 256 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 103%
Great: 103%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
2TB free
Firmware: 12.01C01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 66 66 66 66 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
39.1% Below average
Read 70.2
Write 67.2
Mixed 52.7
SusWrite 65.7
47% 63.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 69%
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 above expectations (74th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 37.5
MC Mixed 26
97% 33.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 38.5
SC Mixed 31.1
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,174 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $159

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $930
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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