MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 199% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 222% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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	196% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	98.2% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200820
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '20 at 23:07
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 163 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 1,255 110% 938 Pts	64-Core 2148 133% 2148 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	196% Outstanding	Lighting 293 Reflection 266 Parallax 312 239% 290 fps	MRender 328 Gravity 247 Splatting 140 184% 238 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 307 310 307 307 306 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 319 Mixed 311 SusWrite 307 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 37.1 146% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 233 204% 304 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 568GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2421 2153 1150 1160 1158 1160 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	337% Outstanding	Read 2,509 Write 2,394 Mixed 1,730 SusWrite 1,534 458% 2,042 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 84.1 279% 97.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,348 DQ Write 1,169 DQ Mixed 1,247 938% 1,255 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 372%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 341GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 929 930 928 930 929 929 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,364 Write 929 Mixed 874 SusWrite 929 229% 1,024 MB/s	4K Read 56.6 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 74.1 266% 97 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 829 DQ Mixed 220 272% 461 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 209%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 16,566 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.3% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 21.4 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 25.2 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 116%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,132 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	4,697x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,278x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,458x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,552x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,697x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

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	760x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	945x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	563x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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