MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics101% 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 Drive262% 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)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 17 '22 at 12:18
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 129
2-Core 238
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 629
63% 511 Pts
64-Core 830
51% 830 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279
EVGA(3842 3656) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.59
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 120
Parallax 138
106% 129 fps
MRender 145
Gravity 105
Splatting 91.5
91% 114 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
791GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1661 1675 1593 1587 1171 1203 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
262% Outstanding
Read 1,921
Write 1,948
Mixed 1,355
SusWrite 1,482
377% 1,676 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 59.4
193% 68.9 MB/s
DQ Read 950
DQ Write 621
DQ Mixed 787
586% 786 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 262%
Great: 347%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 16GB-$8
1GB free, PID 5591
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 116
Write 40.2
Mixed 46.5
72% 67.7 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 3.2
198% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
MC Read 36.7
MC Write 39.3
MC Mixed 26.9
98% 34.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 40.7
SC Mixed 28.6
84% 29.5 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 107%

 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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