MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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 Drive	278% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '20 at 22:14
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 300 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 979 95% 780 Pts	64-Core 1,196 74% 1,196 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FF1) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 125 Parallax 125 103% 126 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 114 Splatting 106 106% 134 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS1TMTE220S 1TB 3,368 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 870GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B4SAUA SusWrite @10s intervals: 821 460 469 470 469 472 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 2,694 Write 1,704 Mixed 1,455 SusWrite 527 353% 1,595 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 79.6 288% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,212 DQ Write 1012 DQ Mixed 470 527% 898 MB/s
Poor: 167% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 359%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 519GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1959 1518 1518 1520 1517 1515 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 2,017 Write 2,140 Mixed 1,747 SusWrite 1,591 422% 1,874 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 70.4 249% 94.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,421 DQ Write 1,122 DQ Mixed 1,265 948% 1,270 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 347%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 931GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 465 470 469 468 469 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 472 Mixed 412 SusWrite 468 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 50.9 166% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 289 237% 338 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 6TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 195 200 196 196 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 171 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 197 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 361% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 31.4 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 30.6 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,162 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,703x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,282x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,558x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,700x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	868x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	762x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	946x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16