MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 139%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 137%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics133% 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 Drive149% 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)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 28 '20 at 12:38
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User LBN-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 (95th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 152
2-Core 299
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 599
8-Core 1,027
99% 813 Pts
64-Core 1,525
94% 1,525 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 183
Reflection 179
Parallax 182
149% 181 fps
MRender 188
Gravity 158
Splatting 133
128% 160 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-ASM2NE2256GTTDR 256GB
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 296 343 316 242 237 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
149% Outstanding
Read 1,118
Write 817
Mixed 467
SusWrite 277
148% 670 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 56.1
192% 68.9 MB/s
DQ Read 716
DQ Write 548
DQ Mixed 483
402% 582 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 149%
Great: 215%
HP S700 1TB
828GB free
Firmware: R0522A1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 416 445 443 439 439 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 443
Mixed 417
SusWrite 419
100% 446 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 92.9
4K Mixed 27.6
127% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 39.8
86% 169 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 99%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: JKAOA3NH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 128 128 128 128 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 120
Write 112
Mixed 60.6
SusWrite 126
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 40.3
MC Mixed 29.7
104% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 45.8
SC Mixed 30.7
93% 32.5 GB/s
Latency 57.1
70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 102%
Great: 119%

 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 20,163 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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