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Z490-A PRO

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Popular components in PC builds with the MSI Z490-A PRO Motherboard.

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $265Bench 97%, 198,859 samples3,500x
Core i5-10600KIntel  $181Bench 92%, 70,951 samples1,725x
Core i7-10700KFIntel  $244Bench 96%, 37,394 samples1,106x
Core i9-10850KIntel  $300Bench 99%, 84,873 samples1,096x
Core i9-10900KIntel  $344Bench 100%, 107,269 samples1,036x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $530Bench 148%, 562,666 samples1,907x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $900Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,205x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $365Bench 100%, 301,333 samples1,171x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $420Bench 128%, 365,409 samples1,155x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 115%, 663,603 samples820x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $55Bench 310%, 455,997 samples642x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD  $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples572x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $50Bench 276%, 367,854 samples455x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $75Bench 260%, 140,876 samples383x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $184Bench 297%, 331,647 samples356x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples750x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples444x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples366x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 89%, 87,344 samples292x
Best Build (Edit with custom PC builder) Based on the most popular components from 14,889 user systems.
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntelBench 97%, 198,859 samples$265
GPU
RTX 3070NvidiaBench 148%, 562,666 samples$530
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 310%, 455,997 samples$55
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 85%, 653,654 samples$43
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $1,052

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CPU
GPU
SSD
HDD
RAM
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USA-User, 4 months ago.Core i9-10900K, RTX 4090 Good UFO - 343 107 368  107  334  232  77  131 $2,153
KWT-User, 3 months ago.Core i9-10850K, RTX 4090 Above average UFO - 324 103 336  103  329  220  91  102 $1,950
GBR-User, 2 months ago.Core i9-10900K, RTX 4090 Below average UFO - 318 103 341  100  333  306  -  77 $2,313
DEU-User, 3 months ago.Core i5-10600K, RTX 4090 Above average UFO - 317 105 292  103  322  312  -  88 $2,040
GBR-User, 2 months ago.Core i9-11900K, RTX 4090 Average UFO - 322 101 329  101  334  361  -  76 $2,148
AUS-User, 4 months ago.Core i5-10600KF, RTX 4090 Below average UFO - 296 98 266  95  325  149  -  105 $2,226
AUS-User, 4 months ago.Core i7-10700K, RTX 4090 Average UFO - 296 101 291  97  316  210  94  100 $2,163
SGP-User, 3 months ago.Core i7-10700KF, RTX 4090 Average UFO - 269 96 260  92  304  202  103  83 $2,053
GBR-User, 26 days ago.Core i7-10700K, RTX 4090 Above average UFO - 340 101 341  103  345  102  -  104 $2,359
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