MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	87.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	95.5% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 08:53
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 120 2-Core 238 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 947 84% 712 Pts	64-Core 1,600 99% 1,600 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275 75,918 User benchmarks, average bench 85% MSI(1462 3811) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.2 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 87.8 Parallax 148 86% 114 fps	MRender 97.5 Gravity 99.3 Splatting 126 90% 108 fps
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 357GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 419 431 432 421 423 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 398 Mixed 388 SusWrite 426 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 38.3 138% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 144 116% 166 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 467GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 160 162 162 163 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 155 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 162 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 207 210 218 218 216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 185 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 213 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$59 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 932GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 110 108 109 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 104 Write 99.5 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 109 67% 91.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 61%
WDC WD10 EARS-00MVWB0 1TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 902GB free, PID 0718 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 29 33 33 33 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 22.3 Write 27.8 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 31.9 35% 24.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 11,284 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 29.6 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 27 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 118%

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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 - $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