MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics115% 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 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.
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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory21.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 18 '22 at 18:42
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 91.4
1-Core 139
2-Core 270
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 522
8-Core 890
86% 706 Pts
64-Core 1,252
78% 1,252 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
115% Outstanding
Lighting 152
Reflection 144
Parallax 0.3
124% 98.8 fps
MRender 177
Gravity 123
Splatting 110
108% 136 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 115%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS100T2G0A- 1TB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UH510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 13 64 77 27 63 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
159% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 38.1
Mixed 19.2
SusWrite 52.6
109% 152 MB/s
4K Read 13
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 8.6
1,544% 8.03 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 159%
Great: 159%
WD Elements 2620 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 2620
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 110 109 109 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 84.8
Write 84.7
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 109
120% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.3
159% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.5% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 24.2
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 20.3
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 109%

 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 20,185 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 - $149

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $925
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