MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	117% 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	115% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	13.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '20 at 01:05
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$442 107,269 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 (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 161 2-Core 320 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,250 111% 942 Pts	64-Core 2,143 133% 2,143 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 150 Parallax 170 122% 157 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 134 Splatting 118 118% 148 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB 17,953 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 774GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 433 449 449 461 456 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 487 Mixed 319 SusWrite 447 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 48.7 167% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 255 217% 317 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 106%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 1,997 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 657GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 103 102 106 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 160 Write 133 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 102 27% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 1.1 8% 3.93 MB/s	DQ Read 1.4 DQ Write 7 DQ Mixed 1.7 2% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 18%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 142 149 145 141 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 114 Write 142 Mixed 95 SusWrite 144 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.6 384% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 94%
Toshiba MG04ACA400N 4TB 706 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 3.5TB free Firmware: FJ3A SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 198 200 201 199 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 195 Mixed 103 SusWrite 200 127% 174 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 271% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 31 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 29.7 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

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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 - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,703x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,282x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,558x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,700x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	868x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	762x
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	946x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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