MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics125% 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 Drive352% 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)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 09 '20 at 10:55
Run Duration192 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 137
2-Core 266
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 865
80% 671 Pts
64-Core 1,068
66% 1,068 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 1474) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 189
Parallax 178
137% 178 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 178
Splatting 126
118% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100
897GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2476 2542 2554 2583 2584 2590 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
352% Outstanding
Read 1,849
Write 2,412
Mixed 1,907
SusWrite 2,555
494% 2,181 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 72.8
241% 90.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,195
DQ Write 907
DQ Mixed 1,109
813% 1,070 MB/s
Poor: 189%
This bench: 352%
Great: 486%
PNY CS1311 2TB SSD
2TB free
Firmware: CS131160
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 480 493 497 497 497 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 493
Mixed 355
SusWrite 474
103% 457 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 83
4K Mixed 33.8
125% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 194
179% 274 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 102%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 40.4
MC Write 40.4
MC Mixed 27.8
103% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 44.6
SC Mixed 33
94% 33.1 GB/s
Latency 54.7
73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 103%
Great: 122%

 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 20,333 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,016
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