MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics103% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 12 '21 at 21:41
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 82
1-Core 143
2-Core 272
91% 166 Pts
4-Core 509
8-Core 933
86% 721 Pts
64-Core 1,804
112% 1,804 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Gigabyte(1458 4017) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 130
Parallax 129
105% 129 fps
MRender 161
Gravity 115
Splatting 102
100% 126 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 103%
Great: 123%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS100T2G0A- 1TB
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UH510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 14 60 18 67 25 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 403
Write 350
Mixed 254
SusWrite 36.8
194% 261 MB/s
4K Read 7
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.6
362% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 126%
Great: 159%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF1X08QFHH39-135-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
63.4% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 24.5
MC Mixed 19.8
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 14.6
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 77
52% 77 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 109%

 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 20,159 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: $963
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