MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	73.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	305% 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, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '20 at 10:34
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$232 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 1,102 101% 846 Pts	64-Core 1,624 100% 1,624 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% PNY(196E 1347) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.3% Very good	Lighting 92.2 Reflection 82.9 Parallax 78.4 75% 84.5 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 76 Splatting 71.9 70% 87.8 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 326GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2147 877 810 808 806 810 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,593 Write 2,415 Mixed 1,792 SusWrite 1,043 439% 1,961 MB/s	4K Read 64.6 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 86.2 288% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,215 DQ Write 940 DQ Mixed 1,099 816% 1,084 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 239GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 422 283 284 283 283 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 489 Mixed 460 SusWrite 341 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 54.1 181% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 264 214% 304 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: HPH4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 166 169 165 167 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 102 Mixed 68 SusWrite 166 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 18,141 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 44.2 MC Mixed 33.2 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 47.7 SC Mixed 31 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 126%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,713x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,286x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,467x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,565x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,702x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,630x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	582x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	565x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $924

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16