MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics131% 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.
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)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200820
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 31 '21 at 04:59
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Memory 87.7
1-Core 149
2-Core 287
96% 175 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 912
87% 721 Pts
64-Core 1,166
72% 1,166 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 179
Reflection 196
Parallax 189
146% 188 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 191
Splatting 128
123% 153 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,584
Write 2098
Mixed 1,695
472% 2,126 MB/s
4K Read 62.8
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 82.9
267% 89.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,235
DQ Write 663
DQ Mixed 910
687% 936 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
WD VelociRaptor 1TB-$268
348GB free
Firmware: 04.06A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 99 101 102 100 98 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 152
Write 132
Mixed 57.1
SusWrite 99.1
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.8
164% 1 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 117%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
551GB free, PID 0200
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 97 97 98 96 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
38.9% Below average
Read 89.1
Write 86.4
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 96.4
102% 76.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 38.9%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown LD4AU008G-H2666GST 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.3% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 18.8
65% 22.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 32.8
SC Mixed 23.3
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 95%

 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 20,167 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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