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MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics122% 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 Drive233% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 02 '22 at 10:34
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400F-$94
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 122
2-Core 229
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 743
70% 584 Pts
64-Core 802
50% 802 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$387
MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.95
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Lighting 161
Reflection 155
Parallax 154
132% 157 fps
MRender 201
Gravity 135
Splatting 120
121% 152 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 122%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$71
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1736 1820 1877 391 242 220 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 1,409
Write 1,900
Mixed 1,569
SusWrite 1,048
335% 1,481 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 72.2
236% 82.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,036
DQ Write 732
DQ Mixed 876
656% 881 MB/s
Poor: 144%
This bench: 233%
Great: 295%
Patriot Burst 960GB
409GB free
Firmware: SBFM6B.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 63 70 66 66 66 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
48.1% Average
Read 307
Write 56.3
Mixed 107
SusWrite 66.1
29% 134 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 41
4K Mixed 15.5
87% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 55.6
DQ Mixed 86.4
78% 125 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 102%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$55
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 170 172 172 171 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 155
Mixed 79
SusWrite 171
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
198% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.6% Good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 19.3
66% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 20.7
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 137%

 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 21,394 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $964
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