MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics92.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive301% 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)
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 22 '21 at 11:48
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700-$233
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 151
2-Core 298
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 549
8-Core 1,087
97% 818 Pts
64-Core 1,629
101% 1,629 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.4% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 131
Parallax 113
94% 120 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 100
Splatting 94.8
89% 111 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 97%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB
888GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1655 1658 1666 1671 1675 1676 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
301% Outstanding
Read 1,792
Write 1,667
Mixed 1349
SusWrite 1,667
364% 1,619 MB/s
4K Read 59.6
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 79.2
265% 92.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,054
DQ Write 983
DQ Mixed 436
487% 824 MB/s
Poor: 140%
This bench: 301%
Great: 311%
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 39.5
MC Write 40.7
MC Mixed 30.9
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 44
SC Mixed 31.9
92% 32 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 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 20,161 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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