MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% 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	68.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '20 at 03:00
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 155 2-Core 309 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 948 91% 750 Pts	64-Core 1243 77% 1243 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 153 Parallax 130 115% 141 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 138 Splatting 112 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA12.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 103 106 106 107 109 MB/s Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	68.7% Good	Read 232 Write 84.4 Mixed 196 SusWrite 133 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 69.7 4K Mixed 32.9 130% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 202 170% 244 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 90%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 121GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 443 372 105 86 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 491 Write 445 Mixed 423 SusWrite 255 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 30.5 142% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 48.2 100% 200 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 460GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 168 167 168 168 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 150 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 167 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3700 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 43.4 MC Mixed 28.1 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 30.8 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 120%

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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 20,208 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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,715x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,287x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,468x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,567x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,704x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,630x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	764x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	582x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	565x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $916

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16