MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	89.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	198% 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, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200820
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '21 at 10:52
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 above expectations (74^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 294 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 990 92% 768 Pts	64-Core 1581 98% 1581 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Zotac(19DA 1527) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.4% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 107 Parallax 108 90% 108 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 98.8 Splatting 92.2 88% 109 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46 14,978 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 328 325 322 321 319 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,726 Write 1,486 Mixed 1,343 SusWrite 338 273% 1,223 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 67.1 234% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 856 DQ Write 738 DQ Mixed 806 602% 800 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 238%
WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB-$89 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 225GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 200 202 201 201 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 458 Mixed 339 SusWrite 208 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 47.9 166% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 254 209% 300 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 640GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 63 56 56 66 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 160 Write 124 Mixed 54.4 SusWrite 59.9 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 640GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 55 47 58 53 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 27% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 029E CMV8GX4M1A2400C16 16GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	73.8% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 21 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 22.6 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 76%

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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	4,697x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,279x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,459x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,552x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,697x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	867x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	760x
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	945x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	563x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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