MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	132% 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	190% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 08 '21 at 03:07
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 76.1 1-Core 145 2-Core 278 90% 166 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 855 85% 691 Pts	64-Core 1091 68% 1091 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 190 Reflection 175 Parallax 167 155% 177 fps	MRender 166 Gravity 135 Splatting 118 112% 140 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 546GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1603 523 93 89 316 339 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,108 Write 1,636 Mixed 1,209 SusWrite 494 251% 1,112 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 69.5 250% 95 MB/s	DQ Read 716 DQ Write 999 DQ Mixed 881 660% 866 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 299%
Galax TA1D0240A 240GB 2,348 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 18GB free Firmware: SBFM11.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 94 46 78 57 43 MB/s Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62.4% Good	Read 130 Write 151 Mixed 224 SusWrite 84.4 33% 147 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 71 4K Mixed 33 128% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 198 175% 260 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 89%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 174GB free Firmware: JA0OA560 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 56 56 56 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 73 Write 77.1 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 55.9 43% 58.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4RL.M8FE 2x8GB 733 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	68.7% Good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 21.1 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 21.3 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 88.1 45% 88.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 111%

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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 20,161 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 - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,703x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,282x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,558x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,700x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	868x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	762x
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	946x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $963

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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