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MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics28.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211020
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 07 '22 at 08:23
Run Duration306 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 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 i7-10700K-$249
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 150
2-Core 301
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 1,073
100% 833 Pts
64-Core 1,346
83% 1,346 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 497.29
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28.5% Poor
Lighting 35.6
Reflection 40.6
Parallax 38.2
29% 38.1 fps
MRender 38.4
Gravity 38.3
Splatting 27.1
28% 34.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 60 67 61 62 64 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
23.7% Poor
Read 20.4
Write 55.4
Mixed 28.1
SusWrite 61.6
30% 41.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 23.7%
Great: 123%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
94% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 25.9
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 42.6
SC Mixed 30
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 51.7
77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 94%
Great: 110%

 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 21,421 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $1,015
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