MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 155% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 105%, 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	286% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	59.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201215
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	May 06 '21 at 08:49
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 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 (87^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 157 2-Core 312 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1,160 106% 890 Pts	64-Core 2,066 128% 2,066 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Dell(1028 3971) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 180 Parallax 173 156% 181 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 144 Splatting 122 122% 154 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc611 NVMe SK hynix 1TB 6,137 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 880GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11001111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2046 2032 2040 2039 1461 1280 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 1,240 Write 2,118 Mixed 1,501 SusWrite 1,816 380% 1,669 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 73 242% 84.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,258 DQ Write 997 DQ Mixed 1,116 838% 1,124 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 284%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 178 176 178 181 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 161 Mixed 94.8 SusWrite 178 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%
Toshiba HDWQ140 4TB 4,700 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3.5TB free Firmware: FJ1M SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 203 194 203 196 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 174 Mixed 105 SusWrite 198 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 264% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT128GX4M4C3200C16 2x31.5GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 29.7 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 30.6 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 126%

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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 - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,699x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,279x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,459x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,553x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,698x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	867x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	760x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	945x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16