MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	46.6% 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	347% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '20 at 04:14
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 153 2-Core 303 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,060 98% 817 Pts	64-Core 1618 100% 1618 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3679) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.6% Average	Lighting 56 Reflection 68.1 Parallax 57.8 46% 60.7 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 55.6 Splatting 54 49% 60.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 29,078 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 810GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A7T25A Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1891 1908 1935 1954 1962 1155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 2,597 Write 2,056 Mixed 1,546 SusWrite 1,801 448% 2,000 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 82.1 279% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,259 DQ Write 855 DQ Mixed 535 540% 883 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 310%
Samsung 470 Series SSD 128GB 915 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 55GB free Firmware: AXM08B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 235 243 236 218 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 249 Write 242 Mixed 181 SusWrite 216 50% 222 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 50.6 4K Mixed 19.5 79% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 59.6 DQ Mixed 23.8 35% 68.2 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 53%
Intel Pro 6000p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$108 2,171 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 0GB free Firmware: PSF121P Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 901 Write 534 Mixed 647 154% 694 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 50.7 181% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 502 DQ Write 506 DQ Mixed 53.4 164% 354 MB/s
Poor: 84% Great: 140%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 134GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 155 159 157 161 161 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 115 Mixed 79 SusWrite 159 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 30.9 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 45.6 SC Mixed 30.4 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,560x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	763x
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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

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