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MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics84.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive24.3% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210420
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 18 '22 at 03:21
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400F-$94
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 88.4
1-Core 116
2-Core 241
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 722
74% 596 Pts
64-Core 973
60% 973 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6600-$245
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.5.1
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
84.8% Excellent
Lighting 87.7
Reflection 134
Parallax 169
72% 130 fps
MRender 189
Gravity 92
Splatting 131
111% 137 fps
Poor: 79%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 93%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2.5 1000GB
769GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UW210400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 36 39 39 29 78 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
24.3% Poor
Read 321
Write 179
Mixed 16.2
SusWrite 40.9
30% 139 MB/s
4K Read 13.5
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 5.6
30% 8.1 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 24.3%
Great: 85%
WD Elements 25A3 6TB
5TB free, PID 25a3
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 176 177 177 177 177 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 169
Mixed 105
SusWrite 177
214% 162 MB/s
4K Read 7.1
4K Write 12.4
4K Mixed 1.1
486% 6.87 MB/s
DQ Read 0.6
DQ Write 10.1
DQ Mixed 1.2
387% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 107%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.2% Average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 12.2
40% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 14.1
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 42.2%
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 21,434 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $983
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