MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 150% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% 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	114% 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, 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	22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	10.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '20 at 16:12
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 166 2-Core 327 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1,271 113% 959 Pts	64-Core 2,182 135% 2,182 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 109% 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 4017) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 161 Parallax 164 135% 163 fps	MRender 205 Gravity 140 Splatting 115 121% 153 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB 17,953 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 825GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 440 474 479 480 478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 446 Mixed 297 SusWrite 462 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 48.6 166% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 180 182% 294 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 106%
WDBGMP0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 705 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 549GB free Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1920 1521 1516 1517 1516 1520 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 2,022 Write 2,270 Mixed 1,838 SusWrite 1,585 435% 1,929 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 70.6 243% 89.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,327 DQ Write 856 DQ Mixed 1,002 772% 1,062 MB/s
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 324%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 980GB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 116 107 93 110 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 52.8 Write 117 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 110 129% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.3 116% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 99%
WD My Book 1230 6TB 1,283 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 156 156 156 155 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 112 Write 116 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 156 163% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 125% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 30.6 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 43.3 SC Mixed 30.9 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 48.5 82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,157 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	4,702x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,282x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,462x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,557x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,700x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	867x
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 $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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $971

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 $15	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