MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 143%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics119% 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 Drive115% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory43.2 GB free of 48 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 09 '20 at 07:28
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 164
2-Core 329
107% 196 Pts
4-Core 647
8-Core 1,292
114% 970 Pts
64-Core 2,203
136% 2,203 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 109%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 146
Parallax 160
128% 155 fps
MRender 188
Gravity 133
Splatting 108
113% 143 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 119%
Great: 123%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB
831GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 411040WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 456 470 475 477 479 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 482
Mixed 393
SusWrite 468
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 89.7
4K Mixed 47.8
164% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 256
217% 317 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 115%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 017A GD2.1542WS.003 017A GD2.1542WS.003 48GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
16384, 16384, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
94.8% Outstanding
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 37
MC Mixed 28.3
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 39.2
SC Mixed 28.9
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 53.1
75% 53.1 ns

 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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