MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics111% 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 Drive63% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1728 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 17 '22 at 02:07
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User PSE-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 152
2-Core 298
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 1,048
98% 814 Pts
64-Core 1,956
121% 1,956 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
111% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 183
Parallax 128
118% 152 fps
MRender 167
Gravity 121
Splatting 109
106% 132 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 111%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU630 480GB
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V8X14c18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 58 42 14 54 69 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
63% Good
Read 316
Write 368
Mixed 322
SusWrite 60.7
60% 267 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 77
4K Mixed 35.4
125% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 180
136% 180 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 63%
Great: 99%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32
461GB free
Firmware: AM0C1C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 114 113 109 115 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
60.9% Good
Read 102
Write 105
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 110
64% 88.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 60%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
402GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 68 73 71 70 73 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
37.1% Below average
Read 58.5
Write 56.2
Mixed 30
SusWrite 71
39% 53.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
88% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
87.9% Excellent
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 36
MC Mixed 24.7
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 35.3
SC Mixed 26.1
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 56.3
71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 87.9%
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 20,227 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 - $159

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,014
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