MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics44% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive357% 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)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200820
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '21 at 18:38
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-10100-$94
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 136
2-Core 267
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 731
77% 617 Pts
64-Core 727
45% 727 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 580
HP(103C 83C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1950 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.26.01
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
44% Average
Lighting 53.4
Reflection 60.8
Parallax 81.3
44% 65.2 fps
MRender 62.3
Gravity 62.7
Splatting 44.3
45% 56.4 fps
Poor: 34%
This bench: 44%
Great: 46%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69
434GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1998 2224 2247 2246 2226 2237 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
357% Outstanding
Read 2,560
Write 2,215
Mixed 1479
SusWrite 2196
474% 2,112 MB/s
4K Read 53.6
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 69.1
234% 81.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,184
DQ Write 991
DQ Mixed 1,080
811% 1,085 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 357%
Great: 332%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 183 186 186 184 184 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 25% Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
MC Read 37.5
MC Write 38.5
MC Mixed 30.3
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 29.8
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 103%

 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 20,267 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% - Excellent Total price: $1,010
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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