MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive105% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory35.2 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime3.3 Days
Run DateDec 08 '21 at 07:27
Run Duration175 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700-$233
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Memory 90.8
1-Core 144
2-Core 289
96% 175 Pts
4-Core 551
8-Core 1,015
94% 783 Pts
64-Core 1,497
93% 1,497 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 144
Parallax 131
106% 135 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 135
Splatting 121
102% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 253 171 173 169 166 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 487
Mixed 389
SusWrite 212
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 94
4K Mixed 54.5
180% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 354
266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 105%
Great: 134%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47
215GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 105 108 108 108 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Read 156
Write 146
Mixed 74.6
SusWrite 108
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
595GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 171 213 185 171 204 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Read 128
Write 101
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 186
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C16-16GVK 8A45 CL16-18-18 D4-3000 8A45 CL16-18-18 D4-3000 48GB
2933, 2933, 2933 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
72.4% Very good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 22.2
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 23.2
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 66.1
61% 66.1 ns

 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 20,159 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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