MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics14.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive112% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 4 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211020
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 07 '22 at 10:02
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-10105
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 96.2
1-Core 131
2-Core 192
84% 140 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 710
69% 566 Pts
64-Core 679
42% 679 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
Gigabyte(1458 3767) 2GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 497.29
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Lighting 18.5
Reflection 18.9
Parallax 19.2
15% 18.9 fps
MRender 16.3
Gravity 19.7
Splatting 17.3
15% 17.8 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 15%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 398 411 414 409 415 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 348
Mixed 390
SusWrite 400
92% 408 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 93.7
4K Mixed 49.2
170% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 248
212% 311 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 112%
Great: 115%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown AO2P32NC8W1-BD3SHC 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
52.8% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 13.2
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 16.8
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 53.3
75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 42%

 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 20,126 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: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $947
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