MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	85.9% 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% 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	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 16:22
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

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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-$449 107,269 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)	92% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 119 2-Core 238 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 948 84% 712 Pts	64-Core 1,602 99% 1,602 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 92% 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 below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.9% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 87.2 Parallax 171 84% 120 fps	MRender 97 Gravity 98.5 Splatting 124 89% 107 fps
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$84 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 357GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 430 432 429 430 350 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 395 Mixed 392 SusWrite 417 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 81.4 4K Mixed 37.8 138% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 144 116% 166 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 464GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 163 164 164 166 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 128 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 164 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 208 218 218 215 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 156 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 213 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 99% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 106%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 931GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 86 109 109 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 107 Write 106 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 103 67% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.2% 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: 30 32 32 33 32 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 22 Write 21.7 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 32.1 32% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.53 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 37.4 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 29.7 100% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 27.2 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 118%

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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 20,115 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	4,693x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,276x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,458x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,549x
RTX 3060Nvidia $275Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,695x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,624x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	866x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	760x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	552x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	945x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	563x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $947

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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