MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	79.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 22:04
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 1,185 107% 903 Pts	64-Core 1,616 100% 1,616 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 36FC) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.2% Very good	Lighting 95.9 Reflection 103 Parallax 98.8 78% 99.2 fps	MRender 93.3 Gravity 101 Splatting 102 81% 98.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 240GB-$141 6,458 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C4005T3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 744 719 670 503 502 575 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 1,131 Write 675 Mixed 440 SusWrite 619 159% 716 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 41.3 53% 13.8 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 159%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 164GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,739 Write 9849 Mixed 9,453 2,165% 9,680 MB/s	4K Read 709 4K Write 340 4K Mixed 448 1,828% 499 MB/s	DQ Read 1,561 DQ Write 1,092 DQ Mixed 1,123 893% 1,258 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 149 143 147 148 150 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 94.7 Write 112 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 147 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 59% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 90%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 146 145 147 145 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 161 Write 139 Mixed 78.1 SusWrite 146 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x8GB 18,355 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 27.5 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 46.6 SC Mixed 32.4 96% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

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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	1,473x

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	1,635x

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