MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 128%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 135%
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics127% 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 Drive269% 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 US Desktop Aegis RS
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210416
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 15 '21 at 21:34
Run Duration217 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 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 i7-11700K-$270
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 75.6
1-Core 129
2-Core 371
96% 192 Pts
4-Core 675
8-Core 1,202
113% 938 Pts
64-Core 1764
109% 1764 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 171
Parallax 159
143% 168 fps
MRender 188
Gravity 135
Splatting 116
116% 146 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 127%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$97
886GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 32B3T8EA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1065 829 832 825 863 897 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
269% Outstanding
Read 2,764
Write 1,453
Mixed 1572
SusWrite 885
370% 1,669 MB/s
4K Read 68.4
4K Write 80.8
4K Mixed 73.7
241% 74.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,190
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 282
302% 534 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 269%
Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
911GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 190 194 187 195 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 183
Mixed 88.7
SusWrite 191
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 114%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.1% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 20.5
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 35.9
SC Mixed 27.6
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 89.1
45% 89.1 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 94%

 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 20,162 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $966
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