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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  $215Bench 97%, 198,859 samples4,882x
Core i5-10600KIntel  $136Bench 92%, 70,951 samples2,355x
Core i7-10700KFIntel  $220Bench 96%, 37,394 samples1,528x
Core i9-10850KIntel  $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples1,512x
Core i9-10900KIntel  $530Bench 100%, 107,269 samples1,486x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $474Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,649x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples1,759x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $820Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,706x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $280Bench 128%, 442,467 samples1,578x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,138x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples903x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD  $120Bench 228%, 180,890 samples789x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $46Bench 275%, 495,311 samples565x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $75Bench 251%, 262,559 samples544x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $115Bench 297%, 331,647 samples469x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples972x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples601x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $57Bench 85%, 346,786 samples586x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples497x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair  $44Bench 89%, 87,344 samples369x
Best Build (Edit with custom PC builder) Based on the most popular components from 20,910 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$215
GPU
RTX 3070NvidiaBench 148%, 619,642 samples$474
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 310%, 455,997 samples$81
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 85%, 653,654 samples$42
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $971

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GPU
SSD
HDD
RAM
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USA-User, 21 months ago.Core i9-10900K, RTX 4090 Good UFO - 343 107 368  107  334  232  77  131 $2,447
KWT-User, 21 months ago.Core i9-10850K, RTX 4090 Above average UFO - 324 103 336  103  329  220  91  102 $1,966
GBR-User, 19 months ago.Core i9-10900K, RTX 4090 Below average UFO - 318 103 341  100  333  306  -  77 $2,577
DEU-User, 20 months ago.Core i5-10600K, RTX 4090 Above average UFO - 317 105 292  103  322  312  -  88 $2,096
GBR-User, 20 months ago.Core i9-11900K, RTX 4090 Average UFO - 322 101 329  101  334  361  -  76 $2,136
AUS-User, 21 months ago.Core i5-10600KF, RTX 4090 Average UFO - 296 98 266  95  325  149  -  105 $2,173
AUS-User, 21 months ago.Core i7-10700K, RTX 4090 Average UFO - 296 101 291  97  316  210  94  100 $2,186
USA-User, 11 months ago.Core i9-10900K, RTX 4090 Good UFO - 353 104 380  106  349  122  -  101 $2,515
SGP-User, 21 months ago.Core i7-10700KF, RTX 4090 Average UFO - 269 96 260  92  304  202  103  83 $2,096
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