MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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	88% 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	81.8% 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	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '20 at 20:39
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 160 2-Core 316 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,249 111% 941 Pts	64-Core 2,142 133% 2,142 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% 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 way above expectations (88^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 89.4 Parallax 156 86% 117 fps	MRender 97.4 Gravity 101 Splatting 127 91% 109 fps
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 549GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 192 192 183 193 193 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 508 Write 391 Mixed 406 SusWrite 192 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 81.1 4K Mixed 37.7 135% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 142 115% 166 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 800GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 125 125 125 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 146 Write 105 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 125 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 176 184 174 185 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 147 Write 143 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 180 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 106%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 862GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 107 107 107 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 103 Write 95.5 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 107 66% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.1% 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 30 32 31 30 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 20.5 Write 22 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 30.6 32% 22.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.1% 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 (78^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 30.2 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 30 88% 31 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 118%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,172 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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