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MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics119% 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 Drive293% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory27.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211020
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 27 '21 at 20:59
Run Duration483 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 10600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900F-$223
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 88.5
1-Core 150
2-Core 297
97% 179 Pts
4-Core 604
8-Core 1,176
105% 890 Pts
64-Core 1,356
84% 1,356 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 101%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$387
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Lighting 158
Reflection 156
Parallax 157
129% 157 fps
MRender 182
Gravity 132
Splatting 118
114% 144 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 119%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$117
499GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1581 1290 1306 1282 1383 1458 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
293% Outstanding
Read 2,443
Write 2,250
Mixed 1,772
SusWrite 1,383
440% 1,962 MB/s
4K Read 56.4
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 73.5
242% 82.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,106
DQ Write 470
DQ Mixed 710
547% 762 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 293%
Great: 410%
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TB
170GB free
Firmware: 102000WD
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 7,969
Write 11,674
Mixed 9,377
2,178% 9,673 MB/s
4K Read 662
4K Write 527
4K Mixed 558
1,997% 582 MB/s
DQ Read 1,984
DQ Write 463
DQ Mixed 1,118
849% 1,188 MB/s
Poor: 194% Great: 334%
ST14000NM001G-2KJ103 14TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2976 143 135 134 142 139 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 58% Great: 58%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140
608GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 476 476 477 476 475 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 475
Mixed 456
SusWrite 475
107% 477 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 79.2
4K Mixed 49.5
161% 55.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 353
265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 115%
Great: 133%
WD My Book 25EE 14TB
1.5TB free, PID 25ee
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 123 128 132 125 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
68.5% Good
Read 167
Write 132
Mixed 93.7
SusWrite 116
165% 127 MB/s
4K Read 7.6
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 0.7
242% 4.63 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 103%
ST8000DM 004-2CX188 8TB
7.5TB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 114 115 114 114 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
57.5% Above average
Read 182
Write 164
Mixed 110
SusWrite 114
186% 143 MB/s
4K Read 10.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
111% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 73%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB
7GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 5.2 5.5 6.4 5.3 6.4 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
13% Very poor
Read 24
Write 5.8
Mixed 12.2
SusWrite 4.9
13% 11.7 MB/s
4K Read 5.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 2.8
195% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 13%
Great: 13%
WDC WD10 0EZAZ-11TDBA0 10TB
2.5TB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 113 112 112 112 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
67.2% Good
Read 190
Write 200
Mixed 114
SusWrite 112
203% 154 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 1
205% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 87%
WDC WD10 0EMAZ-00WJTA0 10TB
2.5TB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 18 17 17 17 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
26.6% Poor
Read 102
Write 101
Mixed 60
SusWrite 17.3
88% 70 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
118% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 26.6%
Great: 94%
WDC WD40 EZRX-00SPEB0 4TB
2TB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 110 111 110 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
44.7% Average
Read 97.5
Write 98.5
Mixed 76.2
SusWrite 110
131% 95.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 47%
WDC WD40 EZRX-00SPEB0 4TB
2TB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 110 109 110 110 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
51.9% Above average
Read 139
Write 142
Mixed 101
SusWrite 110
165% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 47%
QNAP TR-004 DISK00 24TB
11TB free, PID 0013
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1117 147 149 154 148 143 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 91%
QNAP TR-004 DISK00 24TB
11TB free, PID 0013
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 137 139 148 142 142 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 213
Write 111
Mixed 98
SusWrite 139
175% 140 MB/s
4K Read 7.2
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
98% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK64GX4M2E3200C16 2x31.5GB
2 of 4 slots used
63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.1% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 21.7
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 23.3
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 113%

 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 21,418 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $1,015
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