MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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	118% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '20 at 20:42
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 163 2-Core 279 100% 179 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 1,070 102% 844 Pts	64-Core 1,666 103% 1,666 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% PNY(196E 133A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 125 Parallax 129 106% 128 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 116 Splatting 104 106% 133 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 265GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 377 377 378 377 377 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 488 Mixed 429 SusWrite 384 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 55.9 186% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$110 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 29.1 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 29.9 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 105%

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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 20,391 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 - $190

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,757x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,308x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,483x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,585x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,722x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,646x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	873x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	767x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	956x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	588x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,047

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16