MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.7% 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 Drive59.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211020
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 31 '22 at 19:58
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400F-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 121
2-Core 232
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 718
72% 588 Pts
64-Core 943
58% 943 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$230
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Lighting 104
Reflection 85.7
Parallax 90.9
85% 93.6 fps
MRender 85.2
Gravity 74
Splatting 66.7
61% 75.3 fps
Poor: 68%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 78%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Timetec SD09 1TB
921GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0303B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 363 349 210 330 392 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
59.5% Above average
Read 327
Write 294
Mixed 300
SusWrite 333
71% 314 MB/s
4K Read 11.3
4K Write 47.2
4K Mixed 12.1
58% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 32.3
73% 145 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
82% Excellent
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 23.3
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 34.7
SC Mixed 23.7
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 82%
Great: 100%

 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 20,479 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 - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,006
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