MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.1% 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 Drive21.5% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 22 '20 at 20:12
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User PER-User
Background CPU1%
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 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 i5-10400F-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 92.3
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 833
82% 673 Pts
64-Core 1065
66% 1065 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.2.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 93.2
Parallax 178
89% 127 fps
MRender 87.9
Gravity 102
Splatting 127
89% 105 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
52netbar iShareDisk 120GB
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 53 55 54 54 55 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
21.5% Poor
Read 90.8
Write 93.8
Mixed 90.5
SusWrite 53.8
18% 82.2 MB/s
4K Read 11.4
4K Write 17
4K Mixed 13.9
44% 14.1 MB/s
DQ Read 14.1
DQ Write 17
DQ Mixed 14.7
11% 15.3 MB/s
Poor: 1%
This bench: 21.5%
Great: 21%
52netbar iShareDisk 1.5TB
728GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 55 55 55 56 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
18.2% Very poor
Read 77.1
Write 92
Mixed 75
SusWrite 55.3
17% 74.8 MB/s
4K Read 6.9
4K Write 12
4K Mixed 13.3
34% 10.7 MB/s
DQ Read 13.2
DQ Write 17
DQ Mixed 11.3
10% 13.8 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 18.2%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$70
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 21.7
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 35.4
SC Mixed 24.6
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 97%

 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 20,592 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: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $995
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