MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive200% 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.
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)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200324
Uptime9 Days
Run DateApr 08 '21 at 22:58
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 90.1
1-Core 124
2-Core 246
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 758
73% 599 Pts
64-Core 981
61% 981 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7C75) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9316
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
3.23% Terrible
Lighting 6
Reflection 8.6
Parallax 7.6
5% 7.4 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.23%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX8100NP 256GB
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB411D45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 196 131 128 160 120 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
200% Outstanding
Read 2396
Write 662
Mixed 1,059
SusWrite 204
236% 1,080 MB/s
4K Read 50
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 64.6
218% 75.3 MB/s
DQ Read 740
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 175
227% 419 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 200%
Great: 274%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
562GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 171 167 169 171 169 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 164
Mixed 110
SusWrite 169
112% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.8% Good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 18.6
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 19.9
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 104%

 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 20,170 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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