MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	98.4% 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	225% 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.

Very high background CPU (72%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	113.3 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	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 20 '21 at 00:30
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	MUS-User
Background CPU	72%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 above expectations (70^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 83.3 1-Core 123 2-Core 310 91% 172 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 1,166 108% 900 Pts	64-Core 2,092 129% 2,092 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 466.47 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 22.1 Reflection 18.1 Parallax 20.9 18% 20.4 fps	MRender 25.2 Gravity 23.2 Splatting 16.6 17% 21.7 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 19%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.4% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 129 Parallax 119 103% 125 fps	MRender 98.1 Gravity 124 Splatting 108 90% 110 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.4% 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: 1731 1895 2026 1811 1792 2162 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,363 Write 2282 Mixed 1,582 SusWrite 1,903 405% 1,783 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 85.3 4K Mixed 46.3 153% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 62.3 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 97.7 92% 136 MB/s
Poor: 245% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 591%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 428GB free Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1609 1063 534 662 659 678 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 764 Write 1,463 Mixed 1,015 SusWrite 868 234% 1,027 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 51.5 190% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 53.5 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 85.8 86% 131 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 298%
Hitachi HDS5C3020BLE630 2TB 4,090 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: MZ4OAAB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 139 129 132 139 133 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 98.5 Write 109 Mixed 37.7 SusWrite 132 68% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.4 88% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 197GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 110 110 109 110 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 112 Write 105 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 109 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.7% 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 above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 29.6 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 42.9 SC Mixed 27.5 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 99%

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Gaming 143%

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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