MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 157%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 159%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics153% 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 Drive306% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 23 '20 at 20:05
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 151
2-Core 303
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 582
8-Core 1,055
98% 819 Pts
64-Core 1,623
100% 1,623 Pts
Poor: 85%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
153% Outstanding
Lighting 279
Reflection 229
Parallax 44.8
227% 184 fps
MRender 68
Gravity 47.7
Splatting 62.3
49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 153%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
366GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1947 2206 1167 1085 1089 1109 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
306% Outstanding
Read 2,503
Write 2,264
Mixed 1,574
SusWrite 1,434
435% 1,944 MB/s
4K Read 58.5
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 75.9
252% 86.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,166
DQ Write 624
DQ Mixed 882
659% 890 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 306%
Great: 372%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125
130GB free
Firmware: GH2ZB390
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 113 114 114 114 114 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Read 86.7
Write 84.6
Mixed 21.3
SusWrite 111
55% 75.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 30.5
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 45.2
SC Mixed 30.7
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 56.9
70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 104%
Great: 111%

 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 20,240 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $999
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