MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics134% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 19 '22 at 00:48
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Memory 83.6
1-Core 167
2-Core 324
102% 191 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 1,006
96% 793 Pts
64-Core 1,251
77% 1,251 Pts
Poor: 91%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$383
EVGA(3842 2081) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3887 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 187
Parallax 184
147% 184 fps
MRender 209
Gravity 158
Splatting 138
134% 168 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SHGP31-500GM-2 500GB
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41060C20
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,882
Write 2,472
Mixed 1,816
531% 2,390 MB/s
4K Read 79.2
4K Write 242
4K Mixed 114
394% 145 MB/s
DQ Read 1,618
DQ Write 1,225
DQ Mixed 1,374
1,040% 1,406 MB/s
Poor: 208% Great: 370%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
216GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 122 122 122 121 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 144
Write 136
Mixed 95
SusWrite 121
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
880GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 179 181 182 181 181 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 170
Mixed 97.8
SusWrite 180
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1
225% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 102%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 8A45 CL16-18-18 D4-3000 04CB DDR4 3000 04CB DDR4 3000 32GB
2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76% Very good
MC Read 35.4
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 20.4
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 24.5
SC Mixed 25
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 76%
Great: 102%

 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 20,324 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: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $999
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