MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 132%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics128% 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 Drive243% 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 02 '21 at 11:56
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 90.8
1-Core 156
2-Core 308
100% 185 Pts
4-Core 600
8-Core 1,055
100% 827 Pts
64-Core 1,627
101% 1,627 Pts
Poor: 85%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 179
Reflection 171
Parallax 160
146% 170 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 135
Splatting 119
115% 144 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 128%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 510 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
864GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STES1024 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1881 985 953 1013 1013 1011 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
243% Outstanding
Read 1,497
Write 2,382
Mixed 1,613
SusWrite 1,143
376% 1,659 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 57.9
205% 75.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,255
DQ Write 1,001
DQ Mixed 1,187
872% 1,148 MB/s
Poor: 136%
This bench: 243%
Great: 371%
Kingston HyperX Savage USB 3.1 256GB-$126
221GB free, PID 16b3
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 40 40 40 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
17.3% Very poor
Read 39.2
Write 39.5
Mixed 32.5
SusWrite 39.4
51% 37.7 MB/s
4K Read 3.9
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 1.2
79% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 17.3%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KD48GU880-32A160U 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.9% Excellent
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 22.5
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 36.6
SC Mixed 25.7
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 113%

 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $966
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