MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics94.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory21.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210130
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 06 '23 at 19:38
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU 24%

 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 i5-11600K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Memory 92.2
1-Core 164
2-Core 292
101% 183 Pts
4-Core 574
8-Core 949
93% 762 Pts
64-Core 1,181
73% 1,181 Pts
Poor: 91%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Nvidia(10DE 1B82) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.3% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 126
Parallax 114
97% 119 fps
MRender 90.3
Gravity 126
Splatting 110
90% 109 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,598
Write 2,010
Mixed 1,737
400% 1,782 MB/s
4K Read 61.2
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 84.6
301% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,548
DQ Write 1,166
DQ Mixed 1,316
995% 1,344 MB/s
Poor: 149% Great: 365%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
219GB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 102 99 109 109 130 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 64
Write 105
Mixed 40.6
SusWrite 109
58% 79.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.3
83% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
124GB free
Firmware: CC63
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 132 133 133 135 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 101
Write 64
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 133
69% 93.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL16G30C15U4W.M16FE1 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
84.1% Excellent
MC Read 39.7
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 23
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 24.9
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 28.2
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 131%

 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
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HDDRAMUSB
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