MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.1% 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	63.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	6.4 Days
Run Date	May 12 '21 at 11:46
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 151 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 1,092 97% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,525 94% 1,525 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AB) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.1% Above average	Lighting 70.7 Reflection 108 Parallax 67.9 58% 82.4 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 70.8 Splatting 67.4 56% 68.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
GOODRAM 120GB 5,433 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM71.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 18 124 3.6 33 36 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 397 Write 253 Mixed 291 SusWrite 51.7 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 23.4 113% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 140 134% 205 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 389GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 139 144 145 138 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 144 Write 125 Mixed 59 SusWrite 142 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 27,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 25.5 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 30 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 107%

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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	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,283x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,559x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	763x
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: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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