MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 131%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 145%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics120% 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 Drive269% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display1352 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201109
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 10 '21 at 16:38
Run Duration268 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 165
2-Core 313
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 668
8-Core 1,307
117% 987 Pts
64-Core 2,276
141% 2,276 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 110%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480
Sapphire(1DA2 E445) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.10.1
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
120% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 139
Parallax 300
113% 193 fps
MRender 233
Gravity 144
Splatting 172
148% 183 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 120%
Great: 129%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 707 397 395 396 394 387 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
269% Outstanding
Read 2,590
Write 2,260
Mixed 1,602
SusWrite 446
384% 1,724 MB/s
4K Read 65.5
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 88.5
300% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,004
DQ Write 1,003
DQ Mixed 1,121
810% 1,043 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 269%
Great: 302%
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA1000CM10003 1TB
269GB free
Firmware: STZSE014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 498 498 499 498 497 496 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 496
Mixed 410
SusWrite 498
107% 476 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 99.3
4K Mixed 27.9
110% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 65.2
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 75.9
96% 160 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 136%
Corsair Voyager SliderX1 32GB
10GB free, PID 1a15
Operating at USB 3.2 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 21 18 19 18 18 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
37.3% Below average
Read 187
Write 21.2
Mixed 64
SusWrite 17.5
72% 72.3 MB/s
4K Read 9.1
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1.5
132% 4 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3900 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.5% Good
MC Read 23.3
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 19.1
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 22.6
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 57.1
70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 119%

 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 20,184 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $971
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