MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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	310% 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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '21 at 11:11
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 169 2-Core 335 108% 200 Pts	4-Core 631 8-Core 1,245 111% 938 Pts	64-Core 1,846 114% 1,846 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% XFX(1682 5701) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 150 Parallax 206 109% 163 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 142 Splatting 99.8 97% 121 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 252GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2011 830 829 822 825 817 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,678 Write 2,214 Mixed 1,701 SusWrite 1,022 425% 1,904 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 87.2 291% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,371 DQ Write 860 DQ Mixed 1,021 787% 1,084 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 340%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4300 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 47.2 MC Mixed 30.3 113% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 53 SC Mixed 34.2 105% 36.8 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 120%

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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	4,693x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,276x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,458x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,549x
RTX 3060Nvidia $275Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,695x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,624x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	866x
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	552x

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 $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	563x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $947

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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