MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 153%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 155%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics146% 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 Drive179% 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.
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)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '21 at 17:05
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 156
2-Core 308
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 620
8-Core 1110
104% 865 Pts
64-Core 1,673
104% 1,673 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 106%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6800-$759
AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 20.12.1
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
146% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 176
Parallax 381
151% 247 fps
MRender 284
Gravity 130
Splatting 210
169% 208 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 146%
Great: 153%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 1TB
439GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 945 925 948 961 972 949 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
179% Outstanding
Read 1,695
Write 930
Mixed 819
SusWrite 950
244% 1,099 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 68.8
4K Mixed 41.9
144% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 240
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 260
176% 215 MB/s
Poor: 101%
This bench: 179%
Great: 268%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
500GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1542 843 847 849 834 851 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
210% Outstanding
Read 1,544
Write 1,818
Mixed 1,408
SusWrite 961
323% 1,433 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 74.5
4K Mixed 58.1
187% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,264
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 273
305% 552 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 210%
Great: 276%
Jmicron Generic 128GB
112GB free
Firmware: 0214
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 91 92 93 95 96 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Read 151
Write 49.7
Mixed 27.2
SusWrite 93.8
58% 80.5 MB/s
4K Read 7.8
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.7
475% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 24%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
MC Read 36.6
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 25.5
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 30.7
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 55.6
72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 94%

 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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