MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	123% 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	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 05 '21 at 05:51
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 159 2-Core 314 104% 189 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 1,180 108% 904 Pts	64-Core 2,137 132% 2,137 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 158 Parallax 162 132% 161 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 141 Splatting 123 122% 153 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB 17,953 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 711GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 432 455 457 457 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 479 Mixed 352 SusWrite 416 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 47.5 152% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 252 214% 315 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 842GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 406 416 405 412 409 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 407 Mixed 429 SusWrite 379 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 41.5 149% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 154 124% 177 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 125%
Sabrent Dual SATA Bridge 1TB 316 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 335GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 49 49 49 49 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 85.3 Write 80.8 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 51.3 52% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 152% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 99%
Sabrent Dual SATA Bridge 500GB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 115GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 48 49 49 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 58.2 Write 57.4 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 48.8 39% 52.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 69%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 911GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 100 108 110 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 99.7 Write 120 Mixed 77 SusWrite 96.9 73% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.6 244% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 66%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 137 138 139 138 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 135 Write 141 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 138 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 89%
WD My Passport Essential 500GB 1,381 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 280GB free, PID 070a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 34 35 36 36 35 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 38 Write 32.3 Mixed 25.1 SusWrite 34.4 43% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 18%
WD Elements 25A1 4TB 8,402 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 85 84 83 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	37% Below average	Read 109 Write 95.4 Mixed 55.9 SusWrite 83.9 113% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.1 36% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GD2.1542WS.003 2x8GB 385 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 24.6 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 27.8 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 93%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,723x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,290x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,471x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,708x
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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,013

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 $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