MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 149%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics150% 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 Drive94.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210420
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateApr 17 '22 at 00:23
Run Duration257 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 150
2-Core 292
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 519
8-Core 1,071
93% 795 Pts
64-Core 1544
96% 1544 Pts
Poor: 85%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500
PNY(196E 138A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
150% Outstanding
Lighting 219
Reflection 210
Parallax 200
178% 210 fps
MRender 201
Gravity 155
Splatting 137
131% 164 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 150%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 960GB
551GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMKA.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 396 457 446 458 457 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Read 361
Write 429
Mixed 375
SusWrite 425
90% 398 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 77.7
4K Mixed 37.4
135% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 205
179% 262 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 102%
Samsung PSSD T7 500GB
349GB free
Firmware: 0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 155
Write 379
Mixed 44.2
43% 193 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 38.6
4K Mixed 27.9
89% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 93
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 0.7
42% 98.2 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 174 175 179 179 180 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
FFFF 3200 C18 Series 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 40.5
MC Mixed 29.9
103% 35.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 45.6
SC Mixed 30.2
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%

 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 20,385 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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