MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	64.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '20 at 13:23
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-10100F-$70 39,812 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 95.9 1-Core 131 2-Core 251 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 724 70% 578 Pts	64-Core 717 44% 717 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba A100 240GB 5,900 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA10.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 66 70 72 6.1 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 462 Write 91 Mixed 146 SusWrite 68.9 42% 192 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 25.7 110% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 90.5 DQ Mixed 112 104% 168 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 91%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 510GB 1,017 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 44GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 235 117 61 73 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 447 Write 322 Mixed 365 SusWrite 140 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 70.3 4K Mixed 16.3 111% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 37.8 DQ Mixed 213 141% 175 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 115%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 601GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 142 142 142 142 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 172 Write 159 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 141 91% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 109%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 435GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 63 64 63 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 78 Write 79.4 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 63 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 62%
3System USB Flash Disk 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 16GB free, PID 0006 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 4.3 4.4 3.7 4.5 4.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	2.97% Terrible	Read 7.5 Write 4.2 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 4.3 6% 4.62 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.97% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3733 C17 Series 2x8GB 4,455 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 45.8 MC Write 49.1 MC Mixed 33.1 122% 42.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 32.2 95% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 116%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,747x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,300x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,477x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,577x
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 $93Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	588x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,016

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	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) $39	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