MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics116% 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 Drive186% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 10 '20 at 21:31
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400F-$99
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 128
2-Core 256
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 793
80% 649 Pts
64-Core 1025
63% 1025 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 155
Reflection 143
Parallax 145
127% 148 fps
MRender 181
Gravity 125
Splatting 104
108% 137 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 116%
Great: 123%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
LENSE30256GMSP34MEAT3TA 256GB
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.6.0412
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 305 306 309 307 308 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
186% Outstanding
Read 1704
Write 1,122
Mixed 1,028
SusWrite 330
232% 1,046 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 67.1
227% 80.9 MB/s
DQ Read 584
DQ Write 618
DQ Mixed 529
418% 577 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 186%
Great: 181%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 39.2
MC Mixed 26.5
99% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 43.7
SC Mixed 29.3
87% 30.6 GB/s
Latency 48.7
82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 110%

 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 20,131 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $966
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