MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics4.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive273% 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.
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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201123
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateApr 08 '21 at 19:51
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 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 i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 92.7
1-Core 160
2-Core 322
104% 192 Pts
4-Core 602
8-Core 1,196
106% 899 Pts
64-Core 1,674
104% 1,674 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7C75) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
4.92% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 10.4
Parallax 9.2
5% 8.57 fps
MRender 11.4
Gravity 8.7
Splatting 0.2
5% 6.77 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.92%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB
915GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2568 2552 1091 1072 1072 1068 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
273% Outstanding
Read 1,236
Write 2,485
Mixed 1,548
SusWrite 1,570
389% 1,710 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 72.2
246% 94.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,304
DQ Write 1,010
DQ Mixed 1,195
884% 1,170 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 273%
Great: 284%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
765GB free
Firmware: HP34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 106 108 107 106 105 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 185
Write 156
Mixed 79.1
SusWrite 105
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.9% Excellent
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 22.2
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 36.1
SC Mixed 27.5
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 126%

 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 20,127 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: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $947
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