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MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 180%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 188%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics192% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive227% 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 US Desktop Aegis RS
MotherboardMSI Z490-A PRO  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210629
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJan 24 '22 at 02:13
Run Duration270 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 3080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700K-$175
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Memory 77.7
1-Core 156
2-Core 251
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 619
8-Core 1,116
104% 868 Pts
64-Core 1,666
103% 1,666 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$751
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
192% Outstanding
Lighting 277
Reflection 258
Parallax 283
226% 273 fps
MRender 319
Gravity 236
Splatting 177
192% 244 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 192%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$60
780GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 32B3T8EA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 864 476 815 763 905 770 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
227% Outstanding
Read 2,259
Write 1,179
Mixed 1,355
SusWrite 766
308% 1,390 MB/s
4K Read 62.3
4K Write 49.9
4K Mixed 61.8
200% 58 MB/s
DQ Read 1,163
DQ Write 61.8
DQ Mixed 136
219% 454 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 227%
Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 182 216 177 192 184 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Read 118
Write 171
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 192
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 106%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$82
2.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 149 173 163 176 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 159
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 165
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 108%
WD My Passport 0741 1TB
711GB free, PID 0741
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 91 102 97 105 96 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
44.4% Average
Read 113
Write 116
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 98.5
130% 97.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
65.3% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 18.8
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 24.5
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 84.8
47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 94%

 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 21,138 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $963
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