MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics118% 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 Drive275% 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)
Memory21.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210420
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateSep 16 '22 at 05:33
Run Duration268 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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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 i5-11600K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 84.9
1-Core 181
2-Core 358
110% 208 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 591
69% 537 Pts
64-Core 690
43% 690 Pts
Poor: 91%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 155
Reflection 150
Parallax 138
126% 148 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 129
Splatting 116
113% 142 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 118%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
564GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1443 1384 1539 1509 1422 1446 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
275% Outstanding
Read 2,318
Write 2,240
Mixed 1,632
SusWrite 1,457
429% 1,912 MB/s
4K Read 51.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 68.2
221% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 666
DQ Write 410
DQ Mixed 550
406% 542 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 275%
Great: 435%
SK hynix BC511 HFM512GDJTNI-82A0A 512GB
420GB free
Firmware: HPS0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 991 602 606 594 592 594 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
163% Outstanding
Read 993
Write 950
Mixed 855
SusWrite 663
194% 865 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 74
4K Mixed 58
163% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 756
DQ Write 641
DQ Mixed 484
421% 627 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 163%
Great: 203%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB
3001, 3001, 3001, 3001 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 38
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 35.6
106% 37.2 GB/s
SC Read 27.6
SC Write 39.9
SC Mixed 30.8
94% 32.8 GB/s
Latency 72
56% 72 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 104%
Great: 103%

 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 20,174 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $930
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