MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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	293% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '21 at 10:01
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 155 2-Core 310 100% 185 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 899 95% 760 Pts	64-Core 1,169 72% 1,169 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 144 Parallax 134 107% 136 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 137 Splatting 120 102% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 17,082 User benchmarks, average bench 256% 347GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2079 2087 2116 770 468 479 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2467 Write 2,210 Mixed 1,559 SusWrite 1,333 424% 1,892 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 69.1 232% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 891 DQ Write 948 DQ Mixed 1,063 760% 967 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 332%
Samsung PM871b 2.5 7mm 128GB 314 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 43GB free Firmware: MVT02D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 113 109 109 103 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 489 Mixed 420 SusWrite 119 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 55.4 188% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 256 204% 288 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 107%
Kingston SSDNow KC400 256GB-$48 2,939 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 27GB free Firmware: SAFM001B SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 191 126 107 120 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 388 Write 189 Mixed 332 SusWrite 129 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 14.2 107% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 50.4 105% 217 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 110%
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 102GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 267 260 259 259 262 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 441 Write 267 Mixed 307 SusWrite 262 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 36.9 139% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 182 167% 257 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 216 219 225 221 215 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 167 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 218 124% 170 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 114%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 103 107 110 110 109 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 115 Write 104 Mixed 73.4 SusWrite 108 74% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$67 86,372 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.9% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 18.7 65% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 20.1 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 68.3 58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 111%

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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	4,729x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,297x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,472x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,571x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,712x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,634x

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	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
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: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $1,010

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16