MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (99th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 1 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 23:06
Run Duration	74 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (99^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-$309 93,308 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 5.2 GHz, turbo 7.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 161 2-Core 320 108% 193 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 1,182 114% 912 Pts	64-Core 1,744 117% 1,744 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$400 313,119 User benchmarks, average bench 105% XFX(1682 5701) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.3.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 151 Parallax 225 119% 174 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 155 Splatting 103 121% 127 fps
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 114%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$66 556,834 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 8,070 Write 7,822 Mixed 7,584 1,748% 7,825 MB/s	4K Read 658 4K Write 287 4K Mixed 377 1,632% 441 MB/s	DQ Read 1,496 DQ Write 792 DQ Mixed 958 762% 1,082 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 131%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$106 39,870 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 48.6 MC Mixed 31.5 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 52.6 SC Mixed 33.3 104% 36.5 GB/s	Latency 47.7 84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 110%

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

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Gaming 149%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $180

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $309Bench 98%, 93,308 samples	2,660x
Core i5-10600KIntel $215Bench 95%, 25,715 samples	1,575x
Core i9-10900KIntel $460Bench 102%, 43,449 samples	948x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 153%, 155,998 samples	1,268x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 432,191 samples	1,091x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 206%, 119,030 samples	772x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $106Bench 238%, 68,603 samples	492x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 284%, 282,296 samples	470x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $167Bench 323%, 229,960 samples	450x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 429,937 samples	574x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 162,324 samples	468x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 76%, 13,567 samples	369x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $1,174

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $180	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-11600K $265	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $215	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16