MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 169% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	150% 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	161% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '21 at 21:54
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$249 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 370 102% 198 Pts	4-Core 682 8-Core 1,249 116% 965 Pts	64-Core 1,771 110% 1,771 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87BC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 220 Reflection 206 Parallax 196 180% 208 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 153 Splatting 136 128% 160 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S70 1TB 1,032 User benchmarks, average bench 398% 857GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2.5.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 898 1093 1390 1296 1383 1287 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 773 Write 1,783 Mixed 647 SusWrite 1,224 252% 1,107 MB/s	4K Read 14.8 4K Write 36.7 4K Mixed 20.9 69% 24.1 MB/s	DQ Read 561 DQ Write 980 DQ Mixed 582 495% 708 MB/s
Poor: 198% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 563%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 686GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2078 2290 1497 1517 1508 1509 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 2,625 Write 2,309 Mixed 1,896 SusWrite 1,733 480% 2,141 MB/s	4K Read 73.1 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 98.8 330% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,659 DQ Write 1,136 DQ Mixed 456 594% 1,083 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 217 219 219 218 219 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 124 Write 144 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 216 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 76% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 106%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 500GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 114 116 118 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 115 Write 91.8 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 116 62% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	MC Read 44.3 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 25.4 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 29.7 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 31.9 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 114%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,132 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	4,697x
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	1,697x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

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