MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics70.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateJan 23 '21 at 22:27
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User KWT-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 2060 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 above expectations (66th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Memory 89.6
1-Core 147
2-Core 300
97% 179 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 1,030
97% 803 Pts
64-Core 1,460
90% 1,460 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.6% Very good
Lighting 87.3
Reflection 83.8
Parallax 86.6
71% 85.9 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 80.8
Splatting 74.3
70% 86.7 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 270 261 268 229 246 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Read 214
Write 966
Mixed 980
SusWrite 257
139% 604 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 42.4
188% 76.2 MB/s
DQ Read 439
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 309
241% 337 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 223%
PNY CS900 960GB-$48
526GB free
Firmware: CS900KB3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 454 464 465 462 460 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Read 423
Write 253
Mixed 388
SusWrite 451
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 74.9
4K Mixed 38.6
135% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 206
181% 266 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 211 215 214 212 215 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 150
Mixed 69.1
SusWrite 211
110% 152 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0
99% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 111%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.6% Good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.8
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 19.1
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 62.6%
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 20,134 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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