MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 139% 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	117% 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	51.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200820
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '20 at 13:42
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 i9-10900K-$410 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 168 2-Core 334 108% 199 Pts	4-Core 652 8-Core 1,194 111% 923 Pts	64-Core 2,242 139% 2,242 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 147 Parallax 147 127% 150 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 131 Splatting 106 112% 141 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB 17,953 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 858GB free (System drive) Firmware: UH510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 160 124 21 128 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 454 Write 359 Mixed 313 SusWrite 126 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 41.3 4K Mixed 14.9 70% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 93.2 DQ Mixed 29.1 42% 78.7 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 106%
Seagate BUP Portable 4TB 5,255 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2.5TB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 123 123 122 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 101 Write 49.8 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 121 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.7 188% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GD2.1542WS.003 2x8GB 385 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 25.1 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 29.5 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 93%

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

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,736x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,299x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,474x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,574x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,716x
RTX 3080Nvidia $500Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	871x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	766x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	584x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,017

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16