MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 140%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics147% 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 Drive262% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory46.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201123
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateSep 12 '22 at 19:01
Run Duration223 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 79.6
1-Core 139
2-Core 267
88% 162 Pts
4-Core 521
8-Core 908
86% 715 Pts
64-Core 1,851
115% 1,851 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$600
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
147% Outstanding
Lighting 218
Reflection 167
Parallax 170
178% 185 fps
MRender 212
Gravity 157
Splatting 93.7
119% 154 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 147%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$67
610GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1442 1388 1430 1442 1403 1431 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
262% Outstanding
Read 2,186
Write 1,840
Mixed 1529
SusWrite 1,423
391% 1,745 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 93.2
4K Mixed 59
194% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 738
DQ Write 496
DQ Mixed 653
477% 629 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 262%
Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
811GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1813 1412 1375 1353 1317 1377 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
268% Outstanding
Read 2,164
Write 1,952
Mixed 1,670
SusWrite 1,441
406% 1,807 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 97.5
4K Mixed 64
208% 70.1 MB/s
DQ Read 780
DQ Write 510
DQ Mixed 674
495% 654 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 268%
Great: 435%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 211
Mixed 116
124% 164 MB/s
4K Read 13
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1.2
701% 5.2 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD416G320081 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
79.7% Very good
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 32.8
MC Mixed 26.4
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 16.6
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 81.2
49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 173%

 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 20,188 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 - $149

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $897
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