MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	98.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	336% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	120.3 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '21 at 13:32
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	MUS-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 78.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 88% 162 Pts	4-Core 655 8-Core 1,236 113% 945 Pts	64-Core 2,079 129% 2,079 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 362D) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 21.9 Reflection 18.1 Parallax 20.8 18% 20.3 fps	MRender 25.1 Gravity 23.1 Splatting 16.6 17% 21.6 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 19%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.6% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 129 Parallax 119 103% 125 fps	MRender 97.6 Gravity 123 Splatting 107 89% 109 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-AG70S2TB 2TB 784 User benchmarks, average bench 415% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFM21.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2209 2257 2288 2265 2271 2291 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 1,728 Write 2,147 Mixed 1,859 SusWrite 2,264 453% 1,999 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 83.9 272% 98.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,168 DQ Write 788 DQ Mixed 1,016 748% 991 MB/s
Poor: 245% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 591%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 430GB free Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2460 1103 977 987 977 977 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,446 Write 2064 Mixed 1,573 SusWrite 1,247 358% 1,582 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 73.6 242% 90.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1242 DQ Write 842 DQ Mixed 1,049 781% 1,044 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 298%
Hitachi HDS5C3020BLE630 2TB 4,090 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: MZ4OAAB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 140 127 132 139 131 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 106 Write 134 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 132 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 198GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 113 113 113 113 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 114 Write 114 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 112 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CM4X32GC3200C16K2E 04CD F4-3200C16-32GVK 029E CM4X32GC3200C16K2E 04CD F4-3200C16-32GVK 127GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 32767, 32767, 32767, 32767 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.4% Excellent	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 26.9 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 26.5 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 99%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,210 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,716x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,287x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,468x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,704x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,630x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	764x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	565x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $916

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16