MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 159%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 164%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics149% 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 Drive274% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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)
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210420
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 13 '21 at 00:51
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700K-$270
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 78
1-Core 187
2-Core 368
110% 211 Pts
4-Core 732
8-Core 1,309
123% 1,021 Pts
64-Core 1,687
104% 1,687 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
149% Outstanding
Lighting 221
Reflection 199
Parallax 190
180% 203 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 148
Splatting 131
124% 155 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 149%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
828GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1541 831 837 839 835 833 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 1,533
Write 1,637
Mixed 1,330
SusWrite 953
307% 1,363 MB/s
4K Read 50.3
4K Write 216
4K Mixed 79.9
293% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,606
DQ Write 1,294
DQ Mixed 1,405
1,064% 1,435 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 274%
Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
345GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 142 146 146 144 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Read 169
Write 142
Mixed 86.3
SusWrite 144
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
380GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 125 126 125 120 125 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 181
Write 169
Mixed 90.4
SusWrite 124
104% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
89.6% Excellent
MC Read 35.1
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 27.4
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.4
SC Write 34.3
SC Mixed 26.4
80% 28 GB/s
Latency 84.3
47% 84.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 114%

 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 20,163 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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