MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 140%
UFO
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 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics133% 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 Drive106% 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.
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 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)
Memory23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210130
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 18 '21 at 03:12
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 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 i9-10850K-$286
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Memory 79.8
1-Core 158
2-Core 314
98% 184 Pts
4-Core 621
8-Core 1,160
106% 890 Pts
64-Core 1,981
123% 1,981 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
133% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 179
Parallax 198
147% 186 fps
MRender 200
Gravity 158
Splatting 133
130% 164 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 133%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB
833GB free
Firmware: 40101000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 459 458 450 443 421 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 475
Mixed 397
SusWrite 448
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 32.2
144% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 254
204% 287 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 104%
Great: 122%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 180 287 271 247 185 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 471
Mixed 383
SusWrite 253
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 93.1
4K Mixed 53.3
178% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 354
266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 106%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
384GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 117 116 116 118 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 186
Write 143
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 117
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.6% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 16.8
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 17.6
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 80.9
49% 80.9 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 112%

 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 20,156 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $971
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