MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	119% 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	114% 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.

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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	27.9 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 17 '20 at 20:20
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th 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-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 163 2-Core 323 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 636 8-Core 1243 111% 940 Pts	64-Core 2,034 126% 2,034 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% 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 4017) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 154 Parallax 157 128% 156 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 134 Splatting 110 115% 145 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB 17,953 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 803GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 447 464 471 457 455 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 475 Mixed 248 SusWrite 457 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 47.8 165% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 196 188% 296 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 106%
WDBGMP0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 705 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 551GB free Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1656 1520 1523 1521 1518 1516 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,025 Write 2,098 Mixed 1,812 SusWrite 1,542 421% 1,870 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 70.1 239% 87.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,341 DQ Write 848 DQ Mixed 1,013 777% 1,068 MB/s
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 324%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 980GB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 40 39 40 43 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 84 Write 59.7 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 39.4 78% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 99%
WD My Book 1230 6TB 1,283 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 156 157 156 155 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 124 Write 115 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 155 164% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 129% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$102 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 30 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 30.3 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

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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 20,214 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	4,718x
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	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,705x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,630x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	565x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $915

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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16