MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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 Drive347% 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)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210930
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 23 '22 at 20:19
Run Duration198 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 157
2-Core 300
102% 184 Pts
4-Core 592
8-Core 1,118
102% 855 Pts
64-Core 2,034
126% 2,034 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283
HP(103C 8903) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
104% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 122
Parallax 128
112% 129 fps
MRender 146
Gravity 106
Splatting 91.2
91% 114 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 104%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVL2512HCJQ-00B00 512GB
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GXA7301Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2285 2312 2268 1980 762 763 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
347% Outstanding
Read 2,311
Write 2,126
Mixed 2,121
SusWrite 1,728
466% 2,071 MB/s
4K Read 74.1
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 87.1
305% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,432
DQ Write 1,053
DQ Mixed 1,219
917% 1,235 MB/s
Poor: 166%
This bench: 347%
Great: 433%
Wl2000gsa6472 0 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: MF6OA5F0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 161 158 162 160 161 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 158
Mixed 71.4
SusWrite 160
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown MRX4U300GJJM16G 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 38.9
MC Mixed 29.4
101% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 43.6
SC Mixed 29.8
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 100%

 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 20,240 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: $999
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