MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 163%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 167%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics156% 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 Drive369% 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)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 15 '21 at 20:37
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 158
2-Core 297
102% 184 Pts
4-Core 604
8-Core 1,174
105% 889 Pts
64-Core 1,639
101% 1,639 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Asus(1043 87B8) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
156% Outstanding
Lighting 233
Reflection 212
Parallax 223
190% 223 fps
MRender 201
Gravity 157
Splatting 138
132% 165 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 156%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S50 Lite 1TB
902GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 82A7T9PA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1992 2075 2110 2110 2082 2105 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
369% Outstanding
Read 2,668
Write 2,135
Mixed 1,673
SusWrite 2079
480% 2,139 MB/s
4K Read 61.1
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 82.3
279% 98.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,278
DQ Write 927
DQ Mixed 1,118
831% 1,108 MB/s
Poor: 155%
This bench: 369%
Great: 458%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB
815GB free
Firmware: S3401103
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 446 446 448 447 450 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Read 475
Write 451
Mixed 406
SusWrite 448
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 28.5
125% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 99.6
122% 210 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 102%
WD WD10JUCT-63J6SY0 1TB
483GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 29 29 30 30 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
30.2% Below average
Read 75.4
Write 26.5
Mixed 28.6
SusWrite 29.7
30% 40 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.5
86% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 38.4
MC Mixed 26.4
99% 34.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 44.5
SC Mixed 30.7
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 54.3
74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 98.8%
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 20,131 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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