MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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	225% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	20.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200820
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '20 at 18:12
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,042 99% 821 Pts	64-Core 1,595 99% 1,595 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C729) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 151 Parallax 163 130% 158 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 136 Splatting 109 115% 145 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 717GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1015 1144 1377 1385 1388 1390 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,465 Write 1,433 Mixed 1,093 SusWrite 1,283 297% 1,319 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 62.8 211% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 599 DQ Write 410 DQ Mixed 270 265% 426 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 723GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 161 165 164 161 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 134 Mixed 84.3 SusWrite 163 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 835GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 220 216 219 216 214 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 152 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 215 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 106%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 695GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 73.3 Write 73.5 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 74.2 94% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 59%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 10GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 16 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 150 Write 24.8 Mixed 32 SusWrite 15.2 54% 55.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 3.7 258% 4.43 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$128 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 30.6 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 31 88% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,312 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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,740x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,300x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,476x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,575x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,716x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,640x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	871x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	766x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	585x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,008

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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