MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 116% 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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	187% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago, 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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	15.7 Days
Run Date	May 07 '21 at 21:25
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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 i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 160 2-Core 310 104% 189 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1,150 105% 880 Pts	64-Core 1,676 104% 1,676 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 4630) CLim: 2272 MHz, MLim: 3999 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 159 Parallax 142 113% 147 fps	MRender 148 Gravity 109 Splatting 94.4 93% 117 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 15,006 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 303 222 210 203 198 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 1471 Write 910 Mixed 966 SusWrite 238 199% 896 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 72.1 258% 97.4 MB/s	DQ Read 680 DQ Write 849 DQ Mixed 578 488% 702 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 199%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 720GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 191 192 195 195 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 196 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 193 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3600 2x8GB 2,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 27.7 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 30.6 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 116%

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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	4,698x
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	2,552x
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 i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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