MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 160% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	140% 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	101% 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	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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200820
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '21 at 06:40
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 311 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1,143 105% 877 Pts	64-Core 2,078 129% 2,078 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87B8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	140% Outstanding	Lighting 197 Reflection 244 Parallax 163 160% 201 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 156 Splatting 139 130% 163 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk G5 BICS4 500GB 7,142 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 218 212 217 216 219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 481 Mixed 351 SusWrite 236 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 47.7 166% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 260 220% 320 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1TB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 489 488 487 487 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 482 Mixed 437 SusWrite 488 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 52.7 176% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 128%
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 901GB free Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2066 1726 1724 1726 1727 1729 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	323% Outstanding	Read 2,028 Write 2,324 Mixed 1835 SusWrite 1783 450% 1,992 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 72.2 253% 95.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,338 DQ Write 1,116 DQ Mixed 1,201 906% 1,218 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 323% Great: 349%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 30.1 102% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 29.9 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%

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

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,718x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,288x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,468x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,705x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,630x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	764x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,015

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $508	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16