MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	109% 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	80.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '20 at 01:02
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 157 2-Core 294 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 977 96% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,254 78% 1,254 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2870 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 86.9 Parallax 135 116% 121 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 143 Splatting 116 104% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA12.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 108 95 8 29 45 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 473 Write 352 Mixed 363 SusWrite 102 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 67.8 4K Mixed 37.5 134% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 212 186% 277 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 90%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 51GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 143 114 58 77 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 509 Write 439 Mixed 420 SusWrite 153 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 29 129% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 48 101% 201 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 398GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 140 140 140 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 126 Write 91.8 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 139 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.2% 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 @ 4267 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 50 MC Mixed 30.7 115% 40.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 52.5 SC Mixed 34.3 104% 36.3 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 114% 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 20,134 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	4,697x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,279x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,459x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,552x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,697x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	867x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	760x
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	945x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	563x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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