MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics130% 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 Drive77.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory15.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20200722
Uptime13.7 Days
Run DateJan 31 '23 at 23:40
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 81.9
1-Core 106
2-Core 208
75% 132 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 585
58% 476 Pts
64-Core 667
41% 667 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
EVGA(3842 4667) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
130% Outstanding
Lighting 191
Reflection 170
Parallax 165
156% 175 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 134
Splatting 115
104% 129 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 130%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
46GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,630
Write 1,397
Mixed 1265
318% 1,431 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 75
4K Mixed 47.2
156% 52.9 MB/s
DQ Read 784
DQ Write 446
DQ Mixed 644
471% 625 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
559GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 392 384 354 358 362 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Read 412
Write 354
Mixed 266
SusWrite 370
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 57.9
4K Mixed 19.6
82% 31.5 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 270
215% 299 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.7
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 28.7
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 20.7
62% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 77.1
52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 86.6%
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 20,159 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: $963
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk 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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