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MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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.
Graphics106% 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 Drive247% 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)
Memory21 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200324
Uptime7.4 Days
Run DateJun 03 '21 at 15:58
Run Duration223 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$215
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 156
2-Core 310
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 608
8-Core 1090
102% 849 Pts
64-Core 1,670
103% 1,670 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 146
Parallax 135
111% 139 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 139
Splatting 122
102% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$75
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1103 696 686 737 718 718 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
247% Outstanding
Read 2,011
Write 2,104
Mixed 1,739
SusWrite 776
372% 1,657 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 69
245% 92.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,103
DQ Write 847
DQ Mixed 989
736% 980 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 247%
Great: 297%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30
121GB free
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 101 96 107 104 96 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
59.5% Above average
Read 445
Write 397
Mixed 358
SusWrite 113
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 84.6
4K Mixed 16.9
90% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 28.2
65% 134 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 86%
Seagate BarracudaFas 1TB
157GB free
Firmware: 0002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 417 307 404 426 320 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Read 423
Write 474
Mixed 442
SusWrite 392
98% 433 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 73.3
4K Mixed 44.6
146% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 242
177% 231 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$35
198GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 112 112 112 112 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 122
Write 103
Mixed 70.8
SusWrite 111
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$110
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
MC Read 35.3
MC Write 34.5
MC Mixed 28.1
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 39.1
SC Mixed 28.1
82% 28.7 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 105%

 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 21,031 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 - $230

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $1,032
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