MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 196% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 211% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	192% 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	253% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '21 at 13:09
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	QAT-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 154 2-Core 308 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 1,123 104% 867 Pts	64-Core 2053 127% 2053 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$835 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 1454) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	192% Outstanding	Lighting 280 Reflection 262 Parallax 288 228% 277 fps	MRender 315 Gravity 230 Splatting 170 187% 238 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 1TB 6,131 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 872GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM32.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1885 1008 1020 1015 1004 1010 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,511 Write 2,414 Mixed 1,740 SusWrite 1,157 386% 1,706 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 68.4 232% 88.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,301 DQ Write 924 DQ Mixed 1,150 849% 1,125 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 287%
Addlink M.2 PCIE G4x4 NVMe 2TB 274 User benchmarks, average bench 384% 2TB free Firmware: EIFM21.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2450 2472 2472 2467 2475 2467 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	361% Outstanding	Read 1,667 Write 2,204 Mixed 1,953 SusWrite 2,467 470% 2,073 MB/s	4K Read 56.7 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 84.1 284% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,397 DQ Write 1,095 DQ Mixed 1,245 932% 1,246 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 361% Great: 567%
WD WD82PURX-64GVLY0 8TB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 7.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 248 248 246 244 247 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 70% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R009D408GX2-4600C19A 4x8GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 29.2 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 29.4 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 129%

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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 20,216 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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,718x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,288x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,468x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,705x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,630x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	764x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,015

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16