MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 166% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	156% 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	209% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 19 '21 at 00:45
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 1,141 106% 885 Pts	64-Core 1,711 106% 1,711 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	156% Outstanding	Lighting 232 Reflection 214 Parallax 213 189% 220 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 158 Splatting 139 132% 165 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 484GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1064 539 487 486 485 488 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,789 Write 1,567 Mixed 1,322 SusWrite 592 294% 1,318 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 73.6 4K Mixed 66.5 212% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,061 DQ Write 519 DQ Mixed 437 418% 672 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 311%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$99 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 176 176 177 175 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 181 Mixed 32.6 SusWrite 176 102% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 148% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
Ut165 USB Flash Disk 8GB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 0165 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.4 5.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	8.15% Terrible	Read 32.4 Write 4.5 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 6.3 12% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 8.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 33% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.15% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GB 45,647 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 24.1 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 38.9 SC Mixed 26 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 105%

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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 $200Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,723x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,290x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,471x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,708x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,632x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	871x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	766x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16