MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 150%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 156%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics156% 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 Drive306% 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.
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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 19 '22 at 14:57
Run Duration269 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700K-$235
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Memory 77.8
1-Core 158
2-Core 322
98% 186 Pts
4-Core 620
8-Core 1,080
103% 850 Pts
64-Core 1,654
102% 1,654 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479
PNY(196E 138C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.95
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
156% Outstanding
Lighting 229
Reflection 211
Parallax 203
186% 214 fps
MRender 246
Gravity 155
Splatting 127
138% 176 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 156%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
264GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 705 690 690 680 685 690 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
306% Outstanding
Read 2544
Write 2115
Mixed 1,723
SusWrite 690
394% 1,768 MB/s
4K Read 71
4K Write 179
4K Mixed 100
331% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,586
DQ Write 1069
DQ Mixed 1134
898% 1,263 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 306%
Great: 340%
Corsair MP600 PRO 1TB
329GB free
Firmware: EIFM21.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3676 659 721 908 696 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
309% Outstanding
Read 2,046
Write 4197
Mixed 2,095
SusWrite 1210
541% 2,387 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 236
4K Mixed 94.4
316% 126 MB/s
DQ Read 1,357
DQ Write 1,110
DQ Mixed 1,486
1,044% 1,317 MB/s
Poor: 185%
This bench: 309%
Great: 463%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 16 24 28 39 76 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
50.5% Above average
Read 140
Write 171
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 35.8
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
68% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
81.6% Excellent
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 27.9
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 26
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 84.8
47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 119%

 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 20,254 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: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $997
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