MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	47.9% 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	289% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 06:20
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.8 GHz, turbo 5.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 116 2-Core 275 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 875 91% 732 Pts	64-Core 1,257 78% 1,257 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Gigabyte(1458 4027) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Lighting 59.5 Reflection 61.3 Parallax 57.2 48% 59.3 fps	MRender 71.5 Gravity 54.3 Splatting 49.4 47% 58.4 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme APS-SE20Q-1T 1TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 802GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM53.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1879 1907 1912 1927 1923 1926 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 1,481 Write 1,929 Mixed 1,349 SusWrite 1,912 378% 1,668 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 71.7 249% 90.4 MB/s	DQ Read 681 DQ Write 941 DQ Mixed 867 640% 830 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 292%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 395GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 126 130 131 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 90.7 Write 108 Mixed 62 SusWrite 126 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 95%
Fujitsu MHZ2160BH G1 160GB 336 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 37GB free Firmware: 00410009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Read 42.2 Write 41 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 42 28% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 91% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL18-22-22 D4-3600 2x16GB 1,675 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 44.5 MC Mixed 28.8 110% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 50 SC Mixed 33 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,166 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	4,704x
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	2,558x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 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