MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics101% 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 Drive293% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211020
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 16 '23 at 01:04
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700F
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Memory 78.6
1-Core 157
2-Core 293
95% 176 Pts
4-Core 633
8-Core 1,076
104% 854 Pts
64-Core 1,106
68% 1,106 Pts
Poor: 92%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 137
Parallax 126
104% 130 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 134
Splatting 115
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Zhitai TiPlus5000 512GB
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ZTA10093
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2099 2066 1115 654 616 644 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
293% Outstanding
Read 2,197
Write 2,411
Mixed 1,826
SusWrite 1,199
429% 1,908 MB/s
4K Read 65
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 83.1
283% 98.7 MB/s
DQ Read 888
DQ Write 1,070
DQ Mixed 647
580% 868 MB/s
Poor: 165%
This bench: 293%
Great: 297%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
42.1% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 11.1
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 17.2
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 83.1
48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 53%

 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 20,389 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 - $190

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,047
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