MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive206% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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)
Memory1.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 02 '21 at 02:44
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
73.7% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 127
2-Core 227
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 350
44% 337 Pts
64-Core 350
22% 350 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
86% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 138
Parallax 125
82% 121 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 116
Splatting 113
94% 114 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 86%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1006 256GB
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10112006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 498 431 432 433 435 436 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
206% Outstanding
Read 1705
Write 1,478
Mixed 1,318
SusWrite 444
276% 1,236 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 67.6
242% 91.9 MB/s
DQ Read 852
DQ Write 783
DQ Mixed 794
602% 810 MB/s
Poor: 99%
This bench: 206%
Great: 217%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8266.C8FG 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
49.1% Average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 13.1
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 15.3
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 51%

 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 20,132 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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