MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 Drive97.9% 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 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)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200722
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateApr 27 '21 at 23:20
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600-$144
U3E1, 1 CPU, 5 cores, 10 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 94
1-Core 105
2-Core 203
78% 134 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 624
63% 510 Pts
64-Core 730
45% 730 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Sapphire(1DA2 E410) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 143
Parallax 216
111% 165 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 138
Splatting 95
93% 116 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 415000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 215 214 212 213 212 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 290
Mixed 236
SusWrite 218
69% 310 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 86.9
4K Mixed 46
159% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 224
200% 304 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 114%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
25GB free
Firmware: UF2204RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 157 153 150 140 139 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
55.6% Above average
Read 453
Write 378
Mixed 153
SusWrite 161
64% 286 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 41.1
4K Mixed 16.5
76% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 33.4
46% 85.5 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 56%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB
159GB free
Firmware: UG4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 52 48 209 115 198 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
53.4% Above average
Read 455
Write 378
Mixed 282
SusWrite 151
71% 316 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 39.8
4K Mixed 19.5
69% 24.8 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 91.5
DQ Mixed 44.4
50% 84.2 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
MC Read 39.4
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 26.9
101% 35.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 37.3
SC Mixed 25.9
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 59.7
67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 110%

 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 20,172 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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