MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	12.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	255% 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, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '21 at 11:34
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 155 2-Core 232 93% 161 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 892 80% 678 Pts	64-Core 1,689 104% 1,689 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 525 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Lighting 15.8 Reflection 9.9 Parallax 14.9 13% 13.5 fps	MRender 5.6 Gravity 17.3 Splatting 15.9 11% 12.9 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G3XHC-00SJG0 500GB 11,656 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 423GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1183 844 841 809 839 835 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 1,973 Write 2,172 Mixed 1,715 SusWrite 892 379% 1688 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 70 242% 90.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,211 DQ Write 906 DQ Mixed 1,069 796% 1,062 MB/s
Poor: 184% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 288%
WDS500G3XHC-00SJG0 500GB 11,656 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 465GB free Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1246 841 845 847 843 849 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 2,011 Write 2,153 Mixed 1,725 SusWrite 912 382% 1,700 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 69.7 241% 90.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,307 DQ Write 1,084 DQ Mixed 1,181 888% 1,191 MB/s
Poor: 184% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 288%
SanDisk Ultra 16GB 4,598 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 6GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 11 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	26.7% Poor	Read 94.2 Write 39.9 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 15.1 59% 50.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 3.5 234% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4R.M8FE 4x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 31.3 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 29.8 90% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%

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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	2,278x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,458x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,552x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,696x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $947

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) $35	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