MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 95.7%, 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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)
Memory39.5 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200722
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateJan 21 '22 at 06:05
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Memory 81.6
1-Core 147
2-Core 295
94% 175 Pts
4-Core 588
8-Core 1,046
98% 817 Pts
64-Core 1,518
94% 1,518 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.09
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 154
Reflection 142
Parallax 162
126% 153 fps
MRender 171
Gravity 126
Splatting 114
110% 137 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 116%
Great: 123%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS100T2G0A- 1TB
247GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UH510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 23 66 64 74 75 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 188
Write 66.3
Mixed 14.5
SusWrite 57
59% 81.4 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 14.5
2,414% 12.4 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 159%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 04CB DDR4 3200 029E CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 04CB DDR4 3200 48GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.6% Good
MC Read 23.3
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 21
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 22.3
64% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 77.6
52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 73%

 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 20,203 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: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $897
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