MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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)
Memory20.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211020
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 17 '23 at 00:53
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-10100-$94
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 86.5
1-Core 126
2-Core 245
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 626
66% 526 Pts
64-Core 625
39% 625 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.61
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
54.4% Above average
Lighting 67.3
Reflection 71.4
Parallax 65.6
55% 68.1 fps
MRender 64.8
Gravity 67.5
Splatting 64.3
54% 65.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
450GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.01A03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 121 129 130 131 123 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 122
Write 129
Mixed 55.5
SusWrite 123
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1G44AB0-CWE Crucial CT16G4DFD8266.C16FP 24GB
2667, 2667 MHz
8192, 16384 MB
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
65.2% Good
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 25
MC Mixed 20.3
65% 22.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 25.6
SC Mixed 19.7
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 75%

 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 20,295 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,017
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