MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics100% 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 Drive328% 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)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210420
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 08 '22 at 06:41
Run Duration201 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700K-$270
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 73.8
1-Core 171
2-Core 330
101% 192 Pts
4-Core 650
8-Core 1,062
105% 856 Pts
64-Core 1,646
102% 1,646 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Nvidia(10DE 13A2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 108
Parallax 125
99% 118 fps
MRender 169
Gravity 114
Splatting 104
102% 129 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 100%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
280GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1029 1067 1043 1050 1058 1051 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
328% Outstanding
Read 2512
Write 2,208
Mixed 1432
SusWrite 1,050
402% 1,800 MB/s
4K Read 65
4K Write 207
4K Mixed 97.3
333% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 1,502
DQ Write 1,186
DQ Mixed 1,292
981% 1,326 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 328%
Great: 372%
Seagate ST5000LM000-2AN170 5TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 32 22 15 22 24 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
26.3% Poor
Read 66.9
Write 28.6
Mixed 55.7
SusWrite 23.6
33% 43.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 0.5
156% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 26.3%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
69.3% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 23.8
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 20.8
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 92.8
43% 92.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 104%

 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 20,172 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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