MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	208% 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	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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200820
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '20 at 18:47
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 86.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 269 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 858 81% 671 Pts	64-Core 1,047 65% 1,047 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C754) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.2% Above average	Lighting 67.8 Reflection 70.6 Parallax 66.8 55% 68.4 fps	MRender 98.8 Gravity 61.9 Splatting 58.4 58% 73 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 538 324 325 323 323 323 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,884 Write 1,379 Mixed 634 SusWrite 359 235% 1,064 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 54.7 208% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,171 DQ Write 952 DQ Mixed 668 607% 930 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 236%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 381GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1997 964 818 817 817 819 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,377 Write 1,977 Mixed 1,669 SusWrite 1,039 395% 1,766 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 78.5 270% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,300 DQ Write 1,050 DQ Mixed 1,170 877% 1,174 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 185 192 189 196 193 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 134 Write 155 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 190 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 130% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 175 185 180 196 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 142 Mixed 75.1 SusWrite 184 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.4 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB 16,397 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	62.2% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 18.8 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 18.4 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 111%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,167 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	4,705x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,283x
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	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
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 $45Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $971

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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