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 above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	15.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '20 at 17:58
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 95.5 1-Core 130 2-Core 223 87% 149 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 687 69% 562 Pts	64-Core 687 42% 687 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba A100 240GB 5,900 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA10.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 28 96 47 129 134 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	15.2% Very poor	Read 58.9 Write 12.7 Mixed 10.4 SusWrite 86.1 9% 42 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 13.4 21% 6.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 91%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 510GB 1,017 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 44GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 242 104 101 117 159 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 448 Write 134 Mixed 362 SusWrite 190 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 67.8 4K Mixed 35.1 132% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 217 190% 282 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 115%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 648GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 180 183 184 167 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 155 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 178 97% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 435GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 70 68 68 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 81.4 Write 41.4 Mixed 51.6 SusWrite 68.3 45% 60.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 62%

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 (95^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 44.5 MC Write 48.4 MC Mixed 33.5 120% 42.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 31 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 116% 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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Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359