MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics54% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive154% 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)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210420
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 11 '21 at 01:17
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 133
2-Core 260
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 519
8-Core 790
81% 654 Pts
64-Core 1,068
66% 1,068 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5500-XT-$217
Asus(1043 059B) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.4.1
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
54% Above average
Lighting 71.8
Reflection 68.3
Parallax 97.5
58% 79.2 fps
MRender 55.1
Gravity 73.1
Splatting 42.6
45% 56.9 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
NE-128 128GB
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1111A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 228 133 129 198 137 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 1,631
Write 501
Mixed 596
SusWrite 197
159% 731 MB/s
4K Read 52.1
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 27.4
197% 78.5 MB/s
DQ Read 410
DQ Write 500
DQ Mixed 330
284% 413 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 154%
Great: 173%
SSD 480GB
195GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 370 108 109 109 109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 488
Write 296
Mixed 332
SusWrite 208
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 74.8
4K Mixed 36.5
141% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 200
173% 253 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 98%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB
229GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 69 72 74 73 73 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
45.5% Average
Read 85.3
Write 81.2
Mixed 60.9
SusWrite 72
55% 74.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.2
126% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL8G30C15U4B.M8FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 35.1
MC Mixed 25.2
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 26.7
78% 27.5 GB/s
Latency 53.2
75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 105%

 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 20,156 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $971
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HDDRAMUSB
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