MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 136%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 124%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics149% 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 Drive93.8% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMay 18 '21 at 04:43
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400-$125
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 124
2-Core 240
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 789
77% 630 Pts
64-Core 1,018
63% 1,018 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 91%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
149% Outstanding
Lighting 218
Reflection 200
Parallax 198
178% 205 fps
MRender 197
Gravity 154
Splatting 137
130% 163 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 149%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 170 135 133 128 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 355
Mixed 310
SusWrite 163
74% 334 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 42.9
154% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 256
219% 322 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 128%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB
44GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 106 106 103 105 102 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
17.2% Very poor
Read 188
Write 172
Mixed 93.1
SusWrite 104
31% 139 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 9.2
4K Mixed 0.7
11% 4.5 MB/s
DQ Read 0.6
DQ Write 10.5
DQ Mixed 1.2
2% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 17.2%
Great: 23%
WD Re 2TB-$28
468GB free
Firmware: 01.01D01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 85 87 88 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
49.1% Average
Read 83.8
Write 84.6
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 86.5
62% 84 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
94% Outstanding
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 27.7
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 41.3
SC Mixed 28
84% 29.5 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 94%
Great: 120%

 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 20,113 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: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $947
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