MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics102% 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 Drive291% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
20 months ago, 20 months ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20200324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 23 '22 at 11:48
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$129
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 110
2-Core 212
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 803
73% 611 Pts
64-Core 1,048
65% 1,048 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3775 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 522.25
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 128
Parallax 126
110% 130 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 98.4
Splatting 95
89% 111 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$55
266GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 904 856 839 840 848 849 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
291% Outstanding
Read 2,520
Write 2,251
Mixed 1,791
SusWrite 856
414% 1,854 MB/s
4K Read 62.9
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 85.5
281% 97.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,320
DQ Write 922
DQ Mixed 1,104
829% 1,116 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 291%
Great: 346%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29
614GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 151 151 149 147 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 161
Write 167
Mixed 112
SusWrite 149
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C12 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
75.3% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 23.2
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 30.7
SC Mixed 22.2
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 95%

 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 20,481 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 - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,006
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