MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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.
Graphics99% 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 Drive85% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210130
Uptime7.5 Days
Run DateOct 24 '21 at 08:39
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 (95th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 155
2-Core 290
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 618
8-Core 1,231
109% 924 Pts
64-Core 2016
125% 2016 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 158
Parallax 108
97% 128 fps
MRender 177
Gravity 114
Splatting 103
104% 131 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 99%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team T253X2512G 512GB
304GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1127B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 405 396 41 72 38 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
85% Excellent
Read 479
Write 414
Mixed 376
SusWrite 228
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 93.4
4K Mixed 30.9
138% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 48.6
90% 172 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 85%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 218 214 219 218 220 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
79.7% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 23.3
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 27.5
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 103%

 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 20,136 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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