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MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 110%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 Drive151% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210420
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 15 '21 at 21:47
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700-$359
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 149
2-Core 295
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 587
8-Core 1,059
99% 823 Pts
64-Core 1,572
97% 1,572 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 103%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$282
Asus(1043 87F3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
104% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 123
Parallax 130
113% 130 fps
MRender 145
Gravity 107
Splatting 91.9
91% 114 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 104%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 259 270 266 251 264 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
151% Outstanding
Read 1,320
Write 1,217
Mixed 1,119
SusWrite 262
219% 980 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 32.3
208% 82.2 MB/s
DQ Read 643
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 327
288% 438 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 151%
Great: 223%
Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 250GB
233GB free
Firmware: PB2AC60W
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 83 84 83 83 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
46.7% Average
Read 79.5
Write 81.2
Mixed 44
SusWrite 83.2
53% 72 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 47%
Seagate Momentus Thin 7200 2.5" 320GB-$29
298GB free
Firmware: 0005HPM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 121 121 121 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
62.5% Good
Read 97.9
Write 38.5
Mixed 57.9
SusWrite 120
58% 78.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 64%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 152 154 154 153 154 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 25% Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 26
96% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 44.1
SC Mixed 29.7
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 51.1
78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 10 7 60 21.5" 1280 720 ACR06AB SB220Q
Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 21,400 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 142%
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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $159

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $964
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