MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.9% 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	269% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200820
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	May 05 '21 at 04:08
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	67%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$125 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 130 2-Core 244 89% 156 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 822 79% 650 Pts	64-Core 1,033 64% 1,033 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E387) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.9% Above average	Lighting 66 Reflection 64.6 Parallax 88.8 54% 73.1 fps	MRender 64.1 Gravity 70.2 Splatting 47.1 48% 60.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 298GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1052 811 808 800 796 794 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 2,550 Write 2,324 Mixed 1,842 SusWrite 844 422% 1,890 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 80 264% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 794 DQ Write 693 DQ Mixed 736 554% 741 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 355%
PNY CS900 240GB-$25 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 30GB free Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 93 80 79 80 79 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 483 Write 341 Mixed 324 SusWrite 133 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 75.6 4K Mixed 29.6 124% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 166 151% 225 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 870GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 170 170 173 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 166 Mixed 89.8 SusWrite 170 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.2 218% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 2x8GB 22,419 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 25.8 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 28.3 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 98%

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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