MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 155% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	151% 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	233% 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	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '21 at 17:06
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700F-$180 44,448 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 297 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 1072 98% 824 Pts	64-Core 1,625 101% 1,625 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 221 Reflection 212 Parallax 202 180% 212 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 157 Splatting 138 132% 165 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 862GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1462 1443 1400 1176 623 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,482 Write 1,534 Mixed 1,076 SusWrite 1,034 288% 1,281 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 71 245% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 624 DQ Write 909 DQ Mixed 268 342% 600 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 255%
Hitachi HUH721010ALE604 10TB 488 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4TB free Firmware: LHGNW384 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 196 201 200 200 199 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 113 Write 118 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 199 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 1.2 276% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 137%
WD Re 2TB (2012)-$29 5,893 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 724GB free Firmware: 01.01K03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 120 123 122 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 120 Write 119 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 121 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 631GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 149 151 149 151 149 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 131 Write 129 Mixed 58.1 SusWrite 150 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.4 419% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 432GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 125 125 125 125 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 182 Write 146 Mixed 64.6 SusWrite 125 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.4 415% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 108%
ST4000LM 024-2AN17V 4TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2TB free, PID 0237 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 39 39 40 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Read 33.6 Write 35.8 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 39 48% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.6 184% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD4AGU88C-32N220A 2x16GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 30.1 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 30.4 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 116%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,161 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,700x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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: $963

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 $178	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