MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	45% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	292% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201123
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '21 at 14:17
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 138 2-Core 269 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 875 83% 688 Pts	64-Core 1,050 65% 1,050 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45% Average	Lighting 57.6 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 81.8 47% 69.2 fps	MRender 58.7 Gravity 55 Splatting 41.7 41% 51.8 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 922GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B3T8EA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1322 868 921 942 917 935 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2511 Write 1656 Mixed 1,513 SusWrite 984 371% 1666 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 83.5 282% 99.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,156 DQ Write 812 DQ Mixed 360 438% 776 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 372%
Zozt G3000 240 240GB 183 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 16GB free Firmware: DCS1T3.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 20 19 20 18 19 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	25.3% Poor	Read 272 Write 18.3 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 18.9 18% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 11.9 4K Mixed 7.3 42% 12.3 MB/s	DQ Read 32.1 DQ Write 10.4 DQ Mixed 15.4 13% 19.3 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 25GB free Firmware: AP2E SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 68 70 72 71 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 73.4 Write 61.5 Mixed 56.1 SusWrite 70.4 48% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 68%
Hitachi HUS724030ALA640 3TB 2,302 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 30GB free Firmware: MF8OABW0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 96 97 98 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 87.9 Write 92 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 96.8 60% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 94%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 97GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 158 164 163 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 158 Mixed 108 SusWrite 162 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 38GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 140 144 144 141 142 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 143 Write 131 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 142 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 109%
MM0500EBKAE 500GB 235 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 13GB free Firmware: HPG2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 78 75 84 81 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 87.7 Write 86.7 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 81.5 57% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 201% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB 25,824 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	83.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 24.5 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 27.6 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 88%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,168 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 - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,283x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,559x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	762x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	946x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $971

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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