MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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	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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '21 at 00:50
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 121 2-Core 321 96% 179 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 1,006 93% 777 Pts	64-Core 2,150 133% 2,150 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.2% 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: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3806 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 163 Parallax 163 132% 163 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 142 Splatting 126 125% 157 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 124% 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: 446 436 453 457 456 453 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 372 Write 482 Mixed 380 SusWrite 450 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 47.2 164% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 252 214% 314 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 304GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 454 452 455 456 403 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 441 Mixed 422 SusWrite 444 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 49.7 165% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 297 239% 337 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 125%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 141 142 140 139 142 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 110 Write 154 Mixed 87.9 SusWrite 140 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	99% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 26.7 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 47.2 SC Mixed 31 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 125%

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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%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $149

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,710x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,465x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,562x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,629x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	763x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	948x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	581x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $897

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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