MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	43.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	318% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '20 at 17:13
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 154 2-Core 308 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 978 94% 778 Pts	64-Core 1224 76% 1224 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Asus(1043 86B6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	43.6% Average	Lighting 56.8 Reflection 58.6 Parallax 50.3 46% 55.2 fps	MRender 42.7 Gravity 51.6 Splatting 46.6 38% 47 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 130GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 196 38 36 36 36 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 338 Mixed 413 SusWrite 134 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 56 186% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 432GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2311 809 806 802 799 801 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2,634 Write 2,434 Mixed 1883 SusWrite 1,054 448% 2,001 MB/s	4K Read 65.4 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 90.5 300% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,344 DQ Write 1,123 DQ Mixed 1,218 917% 1,229 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 355%
USB DISK 3.0 64GB 1,557 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 27GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 4.9 4.9 8.3 9.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	5.69% Terrible	Read 22 Write 6.5 Mixed 14.7 SusWrite 6.8 15% 12.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.69% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 26.4 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 30.2 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

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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