MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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	106% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '20 at 16:52
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 295 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1,006 98% 805 Pts	64-Core 1,606 99% 1,606 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

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: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3544 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 154 Parallax 152 131% 156 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 132 Splatting 115 114% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 850GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 378 381 348 347 379 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 472 Mixed 381 SusWrite 370 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 45.8 155% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 255 215% 313 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 117%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 23GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 359 364 364 295 249 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 367 Mixed 344 SusWrite 326 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 39.7 138% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 197 175% 262 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 103%
Adata SD700 256GB 187 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 99GB free Firmware: 9301 SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 383 398 397 397 397 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 391 Write 388 Mixed 379 SusWrite 384 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 38.1 4K Mixed 29 92% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 172 132% 178 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 76%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$96 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 185 185 184 183 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 179 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 184 99% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 148% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 402GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 141 140 141 141 141 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 142 Write 138 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 140 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 109%
Samsung HN-M101MBB 1TB-$45 3,466 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 894GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 105 106 106 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 102 Write 52.5 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 104 58% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 28.1 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 29 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 118%

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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	4,752x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,302x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,479x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,581x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,719x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,643x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	873x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	767x
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	955x
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 $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	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