MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 131%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 143%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics120% 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 Drive114% 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)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 05 '21 at 05:08
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$360
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 160
2-Core 320
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 632
8-Core 1,246
111% 939 Pts
64-Core 2,144
133% 2,144 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 107%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Lighting 159
Reflection 153
Parallax 155
129% 155 fps
MRender 191
Gravity 132
Splatting 116
116% 146 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 120%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB
852GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 411040WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 439 458 461 461 464 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 485
Mixed 336
SusWrite 454
100% 444 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 92.6
4K Mixed 48.5
162% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 182
181% 291 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 114%
Great: 106%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
231GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2314 782 792 788 791 790 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
319% Outstanding
Read 2,611
Write 2,421
Mixed 1,834
SusWrite 1,043
442% 1,977 MB/s
4K Read 66.2
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 91.7
304% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,371
DQ Write 1,140
DQ Mixed 1,246
936% 1,253 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 319%
Great: 355%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown RA24D408GX2-4000C19A 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
120% Outstanding
MC Read 46.3
MC Write 47
MC Mixed 35.9
123% 43.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 51.9
SC Mixed 35
104% 36.4 GB/s
Latency 53.1
75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 76%
This bench: 120%
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 20,247 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: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $1,000
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