MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 147% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	140% 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	220% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '21 at 02:55
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$200 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 112 2-Core 308 91% 170 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 1,207 102% 880 Pts	64-Core 1,657 103% 1,657 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FF9) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 192 Parallax 194 156% 193 fps	MRender 210 Gravity 168 Splatting 139 137% 172 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 827GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1149 812 835 840 843 848 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1,564 Write 1,752 Mixed 1,331 SusWrite 888 311% 1,384 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 66.5 219% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,036 DQ Write 540 DQ Mixed 798 590% 791 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 276%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 7.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 197 197 192 191 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 189 Mixed 129 SusWrite 192 235% 172 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 10.1 4K Mixed 0.9 388% 4.87 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 5.4 DQ Mixed 1.3 230% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 4x8GB 2,084 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 30.1 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 45.9 SC Mixed 29.7 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $200Bench 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 $500Bench 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: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $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) $32	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