MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 206% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 226% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	197% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	268% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '21 at 15:01
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 156 2-Core 317 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,259 112% 946 Pts	64-Core 2,118 131% 2,118 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Lighting 290 Reflection 247 Parallax 285 236% 274 fps	MRender 313 Gravity 236 Splatting 172 189% 241 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$35 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 416GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1150 1001 1004 1006 1003 1002 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 1,937 Write 2,281 Mixed 1,769 SusWrite 1,028 395% 1,753 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 71.5 251% 94.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1266 DQ Write 977 DQ Mixed 1,129 842% 1,124 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 297%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 930GB free Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 388 380 370 376 375 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 489 Mixed 388 SusWrite 395 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 48.2 165% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 259 220% 322 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$47 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 209 206 211 212 211 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3200C16K2E 4x8GB 425 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 29.9 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 45.5 SC Mixed 30.5 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 117%

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

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,369 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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,753x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,304x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,480x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,583x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,720x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,644x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	873x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	767x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	956x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	588x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $971

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16