MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 152% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	135% 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	120% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 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	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 02 '21 at 18:35
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 165 2-Core 329 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1,230 112% 938 Pts	64-Core 1,792 111% 1,792 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 3097 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 202 Parallax 197 151% 195 fps	MRender 146 Gravity 200 Splatting 135 129% 160 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$87 9,497 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 824GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 475 477 485 487 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 486 Mixed 386 SusWrite 482 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 51.4 176% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 276 227% 326 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 120%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$44 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 59GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 466 466 469 473 407 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 467 Mixed 441 SusWrite 458 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 51.1 167% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 291 238% 338 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 211GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 272 269 271 272 272 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 475 Mixed 425 SusWrite 292 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 55.6 193% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 230 207% 314 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 118%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 110 113 113 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 125 Write 110 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 112 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 42.7 MC Mixed 32.3 108% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 46.6 SC Mixed 32.5 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 119%

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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	4,731x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,298x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,473x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,572x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,713x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	584x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,017

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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