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 (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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	50.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '20 at 14:08
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

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 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)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 95.8 1-Core 131 2-Core 252 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 690 69% 559 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 87.6% 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: 101 100 29 112 47 32 MB/s Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50.3% Above average	Read 151 Write 62.5 Mixed 57.9 SusWrite 70.2 19% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 39.5 4K Mixed 25.7 103% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 89.5 DQ Mixed 112 104% 167 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 91%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 510GB 1,017 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 44GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 243 103 102 50 74 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 461 Write 446 Mixed 367 SusWrite 162 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 67.3 4K Mixed 33.1 128% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 216 190% 283 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 115%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 601GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 140 142 142 142 142 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 172 Write 171 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 142 91% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 109%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 435GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 61 62 61 60 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 77 Write 77.7 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 61 50% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.7% 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: 3.9 3.7 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	2.95% Terrible	Read 7.5 Write 3.2 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 4.2 5% 4.35 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.95% 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 (94^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 44.9 MC Write 47.6 MC Mixed 32.4 119% 41.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 45.5 SC Mixed 31.6 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 114% 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 - $150

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,780x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,316x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,495x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,594x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,730x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,659x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	877x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	771x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $55Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	557x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	960x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	593x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	571x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,006

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