MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics71.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive73.1% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJan 27 '23 at 10:36
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 35%
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 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 93.2
1-Core 138
2-Core 263
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 813
79% 648 Pts
64-Core 966
60% 966 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.3% Very good
Lighting 85.5
Reflection 126
Parallax 76.7
70% 96.1 fps
MRender 85.2
Gravity 94.5
Splatting 92.4
75% 90.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 140 138 149 143 141 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 443
Write 274
Mixed 376
SusWrite 167
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 63.1
4K Mixed 31.6
111% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 288
204% 257 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
963GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 104 105 105 104 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
73% Very good
Read 150
Write 116
Mixed 83.1
SusWrite 104
84% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
MC Read 36.7
MC Write 35.7
MC Mixed 26.3
94% 32.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 28.4
77% 27.1 GB/s
Latency 61.6
65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 110%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
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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