MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 149%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 149%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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.
Graphics147% 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 Drive158% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201215
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateDec 27 '20 at 04:13
Run Duration205 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 92.5
1-Core 151
2-Core 295
98% 179 Pts
4-Core 599
8-Core 1,048
100% 824 Pts
64-Core 1,595
99% 1,595 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6800-$759
AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 20.12.1
Performing below potential (80th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
147% Outstanding
Lighting 187
Reflection 176
Parallax 386
153% 250 fps
MRender 288
Gravity 131
Splatting 214
172% 211 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 147%
Great: 153%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 1TB
534GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 947 946 960 929 953 900 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
158% Outstanding
Read 1213
Write 937
Mixed 807
SusWrite 939
218% 974 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 70.3
4K Mixed 39.8
142% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 230
158% 198 MB/s
Poor: 101%
This bench: 158%
Great: 268%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
501GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1541 839 856 856 836 856 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
211% Outstanding
Read 1,569
Write 1,906
Mixed 1,468
SusWrite 964
333% 1,476 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 73.8
4K Mixed 58.1
188% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,249
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 210
273% 526 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 211%
Great: 276%
Jmicron Generic 128GB
112GB free
Firmware: 0214
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 94 91 97 90 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Read 150
Write 83
Mixed 21.5
SusWrite 92.7
63% 86.9 MB/s
4K Read 8
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.7
489% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 24%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
79.7% Very good
MC Read 31.7
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 22.1
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 31.7
SC Mixed 26.7
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 94%

 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $963
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