MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 184% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 185% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	186% 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.
Boot Drive	77.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star US Desktop
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201007
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '21 at 04:07
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 266 96% 170 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,027 98% 809 Pts	64-Core 1,612 100% 1,612 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	186% Outstanding	Lighting 267 Reflection 252 Parallax 278 218% 266 fps	MRender 308 Gravity 230 Splatting 168 185% 235 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU720 1TB 2,241 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 592GB free (System drive) Firmware: S190429a SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 111 136 176 196 25 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 482 Write 430 Mixed 277 SusWrite 132 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 62.3 4K Mixed 41.7 135% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 95.2 DQ Mixed 81.7 87% 150 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 105%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 469GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2334 2146 1135 1143 1147 1149 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2,517 Write 2,352 Mixed 1,696 SusWrite 1,509 453% 2,018 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 82.4 279% 98.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,220 DQ Write 1,057 DQ Mixed 1163 865% 1,146 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 372%
SanDisk Cruzer 16GB 5,058 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 10GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 5.8 5.2 5.4 5.7 5.3 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 27.1 Write 1.7 Mixed 14.9 SusWrite 5.2 13% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 8.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.5 136% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB 23,800 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.7% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 18 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 21.1 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 94%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,255 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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,725x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,293x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,472x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,571x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,710x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,633x

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	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	952x
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: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $1,010

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16