MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 145%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 158%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics135% 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 Drive274% 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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 26 '21 at 03:06
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 156
2-Core 310
103% 188 Pts
4-Core 616
8-Core 1,209
108% 913 Pts
64-Core 2,098
130% 2,098 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 106%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96
Performing below potential (80th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
135% Outstanding
Lighting 187
Reflection 178
Parallax 185
153% 183 fps
MRender 197
Gravity 157
Splatting 129
128% 161 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 135%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$97
283GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 32B3T8EA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1281 686 930 532 549 535 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 2,498
Write 1,696
Mixed 1,547
SusWrite 752
361% 1,623 MB/s
4K Read 59.5
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 79.6
267% 93.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,195
DQ Write 844
DQ Mixed 636
579% 892 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 274%
Great: 372%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74
105GB free
Firmware: O1230C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 80 84 80 81 81 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 513
Write 446
Mixed 380
SusWrite 118
81% 364 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 93.4
4K Mixed 43.2
148% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 248
202% 284 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 92%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
93GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 484 420 399 278 206 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 488
Mixed 462
SusWrite 379
104% 460 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 55.7
185% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 356
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 117%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 41.9
MC Mixed 28.9
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.8
SC Write 49.7
SC Mixed 33.8
101% 35.4 GB/s
Latency 48.7
82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 104%
Great: 128%

 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 20,161 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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