MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics3.94% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive287% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200820
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 19 '20 at 15:32
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-10100-$94
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 134
2-Core 262
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 511
8-Core 725
78% 618 Pts
64-Core 705
44% 705 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7C75) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8783
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
3.94% Terrible
Lighting 7.33
Reflection 11.1
Parallax 7.59
6% 8.67 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.94%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2240 633 622 621 620 623 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
287% Outstanding
Read 2,298
Write 2,232
Mixed 1203
SusWrite 893
370% 1,656 MB/s
4K Read 64.8
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 88
299% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,146
DQ Write 979
DQ Mixed 1,061
795% 1062 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 287%
Great: 340%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72
32GB free, PID 5580
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
50.6% Above average
Read 39.9
Write 41
Mixed 28.8
SusWrite 41.3
51% 37.8 MB/s
4K Read 9.7
4K Write 10.9
4K Mixed 6.8
638% 9.13 MB/s
DQ Read 9
DQ Write 11.9
DQ Mixed 8.7
734% 9.87 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 41.3
MC Mixed 27.9
104% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 44.6
SC Mixed 29
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 58.1
69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 102%
Great: 120%

 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 20,159 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 - $195

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $971
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