MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 138%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 146%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics130% 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 Drive212% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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)
Memory19.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 11 '21 at 00:56
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$255
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 159
2-Core 315
104% 190 Pts
4-Core 628
8-Core 1,141
106% 884 Pts
64-Core 1,993
123% 1,993 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 107%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
130% Outstanding
Lighting 181
Reflection 171
Parallax 165
148% 172 fps
MRender 189
Gravity 136
Splatting 116
117% 147 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 130%
Great: 136%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
425GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 786 434 436 437 438 439 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 1,567
Write 1,590
Mixed 1,208
SusWrite 495
272% 1,215 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 68.1
236% 87.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,212
DQ Write 852
DQ Mixed 1,004
757% 1,023 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 212%
Great: 237%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-16GVK 24GB
3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 16384 MB
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 23
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 38.9
SC Mixed 28.2
83% 29.2 GB/s
Latency 53.2
75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 87%

 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 20,213 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: $916
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