MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 119%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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 Drive249% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200722
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateAug 25 '21 at 00:40
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 161
2-Core 320
104% 192 Pts
4-Core 623
8-Core 1,109
104% 866 Pts
64-Core 2,170
134% 2,170 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 105%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro RTX 4000
Dell(1028 12A0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.57
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 141
Parallax 129
100% 131 fps
MRender 175
Gravity 110
Splatting 120
109% 135 fps
Poor: 92%
This bench: 103%
Great: 102%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
598GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1022 942 1057 1035 1031 1045 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 2,469
Write 2,175
Mixed 1,595
SusWrite 1,022
406% 1,815 MB/s
4K Read 49
4K Write 94.1
4K Mixed 65.4
208% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 666
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 507
378% 511 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 249%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
82.1% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 23
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 34.1
SC Mixed 24.3
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 60.6
66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 127%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 1: 0R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
1% 12% 8 108 5 60 34" 3440 1440 VSC0938 VP3481
Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,173 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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