MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 147% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	122% 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	112% 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.

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, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '20 at 15:29
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 116 2-Core 336 97% 183 Pts	4-Core 656 8-Core 1,269 114% 963 Pts	64-Core 2,244 139% 2,244 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 110% 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 4001) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 158 Parallax 157 134% 160 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 137 Splatting 113 115% 145 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB 17,953 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 575GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 427 420 396 403 413 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 472 Mixed 399 SusWrite 417 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 47.7 165% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 254 214% 313 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 106%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 593GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 413 426 422 413 409 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 400 Mixed 424 SusWrite 417 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 41.8 150% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 150 122% 177 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 125%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 2TB 858 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 133GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 96 99 98 97 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 106 Write 112 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 97.4 64% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 109%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 3TB 414 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 111GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 97 99 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 177 Write 128 Mixed 89.1 SusWrite 98 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 995GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 123 124 121 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 76.7 Write 108 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 121 74% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.6 241% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 66%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 145 150 149 150 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 127 Write 152 Mixed 74.4 SusWrite 149 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 89%
WDC WD50 00AACS-00G8B0 500GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 224GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 31.9 Write 32.7 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 0.9 29% 23 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 21%
HITACHI HUA723030ALA640 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 3TB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	8.86% Terrible	Read 34.1 Write 6.9 Mixed 11.9 SusWrite 7.1 16% 15 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 54% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.86% Great: 9%
WD Elements 25A1 4TB 8,402 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 87 87 87 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 94.7 Write 87.5 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 86.8 110% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.2 48% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GD2.1542WS.003 2x8GB 385 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 23.9 88% 31 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 29.8 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 93%

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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 20,159 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	4,703x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,282x
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	1,700x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	868x
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 $40Bench 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: $963

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $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