MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive98% 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.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20200324
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 13 '22 at 01:19
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 145
2-Core 263
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 548
8-Core 1,023
94% 785 Pts
64-Core 1,558
96% 1,558 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing below potential (60th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 109
Parallax 127
104% 122 fps
MRender 182
Gravity 125
Splatting 103
108% 137 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 127 104 106 121 148 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
98% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 485
Mixed 331
SusWrite 144
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 94
4K Mixed 50
171% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 316
247% 340 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 98%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
222GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.9 1 0.9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 184
Write 1
Mixed 0.2
SusWrite 0.9
33% 46.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 53%
Great: 109%
CT480BX5 00SSD1 480GB
145GB free, PID 2338
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
77.8% Very good
Read 42.2
Write 41.8
Mixed 41.6
SusWrite 42.1
58% 41.9 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 19.4
4K Mixed 10.8
1,072% 14.1 MB/s
DQ Read 12.8
DQ Write 22.8
DQ Mixed 11.8
1,224% 15.8 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.6% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 21.8
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 32.9
SC Mixed 25.7
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 111%

 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 20,223 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 - $159

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,015
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HDDRAMUSB
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