MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics76.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory19.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 15 '21 at 05:29
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400-$99
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Memory 89.4
1-Core 130
2-Core 257
88% 159 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 784
80% 648 Pts
64-Core 1,040
64% 1,040 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.9% Very good
Lighting 98
Reflection 99.2
Parallax 89.7
80% 95.6 fps
MRender 97.1
Gravity 89.5
Splatting 78.2
71% 88.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Viper M.2 VPN100 256GB
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 313
Write 462
Mixed 317
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 98.1
4K Mixed 44.5
153% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 642
DQ Write 549
DQ Mixed 308
309% 500 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 201%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$79
418GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 142 114 111 177 108 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
46.1% Average
Read 28.8
Write 57.7
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 132
50% 68.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2400 C16 Series 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 24GB
2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43% Average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 11.7
40% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 15.7
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 43%
Great: 72%

 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 20,210 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $916
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