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MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics84.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211020
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateNov 18 '21 at 21:16
Run Duration263 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU1%

 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 i7-11700KF-$537
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 89.8
1-Core 179
2-Core 354
111% 208 Pts
4-Core 682
8-Core 1,223
114% 952 Pts
64-Core 1,781
110% 1,781 Pts
Poor: 94%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
84.5% Excellent
Lighting 100
Reflection 151
Parallax 92.7
82% 115 fps
MRender 94.9
Gravity 124
Splatting 108
90% 109 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$105
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,489
Write 2,244
Mixed 1,604
469% 2,112 MB/s
4K Read 69.3
4K Write 216
4K Mixed 98.2
345% 128 MB/s
DQ Read 1510
DQ Write 1,248
DQ Mixed 1,349
1,018% 1369 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$105
11GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,568
Write 2397
Mixed 1640
489% 2,202 MB/s
4K Read 69.2
4K Write 231
4K Mixed 101
357% 134 MB/s
DQ Read 1,644
DQ Write 1368
DQ Mixed 1,465
1,108% 1,492 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$35
0GB free
Firmware: M6CR013
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 330
Write 364
Mixed 249
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 9.7
4K Write 18
4K Mixed 10.5
38% 12.7 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 47.2
87% 172 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$82
2TB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 190 190 190 188 189 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 151
Mixed 83.1
SusWrite 182
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 108%
Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$46
1.5TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 116 115 116 116 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 124
Write 111
Mixed 98.1
SusWrite 115
83% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 67%
Seagate ST1000DM003-1CH162 3TB
2TB free
Firmware: CC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 177 167 178 166 179 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 169
Write 113
Mixed 83.3
SusWrite 170
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3400 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
114% Outstanding
MC Read 44.5
MC Write 44.3
MC Mixed 34.8
118% 41.2 GB/s
SC Read 26.6
SC Write 44.1
SC Mixed 33.8
100% 34.8 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 114%
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 21,151 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $983
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