MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 153%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 164%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics143% 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 Drive295% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220331
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateJun 23 '22 at 14:28
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 100
1-Core 153
2-Core 306
103% 187 Pts
4-Core 610
8-Core 1,203
107% 907 Pts
64-Core 2,011
124% 2,011 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 107%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
143% Outstanding
Lighting 203
Reflection 188
Parallax 181
165% 191 fps
MRender 217
Gravity 146
Splatting 126
129% 163 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 143%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB
384GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB421D57
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1389 1354 548 811 896 882 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
295% Outstanding
Read 2766
Write 1,237
Mixed 1,400
SusWrite 980
353% 1,596 MB/s
4K Read 53.7
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 75.7
254% 90.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,206
DQ Write 856
DQ Mixed 1,173
838% 1,078 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 295%
Great: 309%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$89
347GB free
Firmware: SVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 478 466 473 472 466 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 492
Mixed 466
SusWrite 474
110% 488 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 60.9
200% 68.9 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 360
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 128%
Great: 137%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
122GB free
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2021
Write 2,408
Mixed 1,906
473% 2,112 MB/s
4K Read 53.5
4K Write 213
4K Mixed 83.2
301% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,487
DQ Write 1116
DQ Mixed 1,264
955% 1,289 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 347%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C19 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
137% Outstanding
MC Read 53
MC Write 52
MC Mixed 43
141% 49.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 53.5
SC Mixed 38.6
102% 35.9 GB/s
Latency 34.8
115% 34.8 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 137%
Great: 137%

 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 20,132 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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