MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% 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	323% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 17 '21 at 10:52
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 166 2-Core 336 108% 199 Pts	4-Core 658 8-Core 1,258 114% 958 Pts	64-Core 1,853 115% 1,853 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% XFX(1682 5701) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 149 Parallax 227 122% 175 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 156 Splatting 102 100% 124 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 111% 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% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1930 829 830 830 832 826 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	323% Outstanding	Read 2,698 Write 2,489 Mixed 1,919 SusWrite 1,013 454% 2,030 MB/s	4K Read 75.8 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 103 342% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,220 DQ Write 857 DQ Mixed 1,028 771% 1,035 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 323% 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 @ 3609 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 27.6 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 49.1 SC Mixed 33.1 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% 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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,718x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,288x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,468x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,705x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,630x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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	566x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,015

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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16