MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 201% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 223% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	198% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '21 at 00:46
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$255 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 160 2-Core 317 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 627 8-Core 1,246 111% 937 Pts	64-Core 2,146 133% 2,146 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87AC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Lighting 294 Reflection 253 Parallax 293 240% 280 fps	MRender 317 Gravity 236 Splatting 171 190% 242 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$109 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 264GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,293 Write 9,061 Mixed 8,999 2,038% 9,118 MB/s	4K Read 609 4K Write 310 4K Mixed 372 1,564% 430 MB/s	DQ Read 1,387 DQ Write 1,027 DQ Mixed 1,171 885% 1,195 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$46 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 206 198 206 201 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 188 Mixed 77 SusWrite 200 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.4 155% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 4x8GB 2,685 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 30.1 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 30.6 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,723x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,290x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,471x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,707x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,632x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	871x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	766x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,019

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16