MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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	3.33% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	214% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '21 at 23:04
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 155 2-Core 309 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,149 104% 877 Pts	64-Core 1,689 104% 1,689 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7C75) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	3.33% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 10.6 Parallax 9.2 5% 8.67 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.33% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 754GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1452 818 818 824 828 826 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,566 Write 1,709 Mixed 1,342 SusWrite 928 312% 1,386 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 67 222% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 668 DQ Write 458 DQ Mixed 582 430% 569 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 276%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 14GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.1 1.8 1.2 1.8 3.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	5.15% Terrible	Read 24.9 Write 16.2 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 2.2 13% 11.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.15% Great: 6%
USB DISK 3.0 124GB 283 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 115GB free, PID 6400 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 16 16 12 2.8 8.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 38.6 Write 34 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 12 39% 30.1 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3.7 251% 4.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 25.8 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 29.5 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 110%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,115 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	4,693x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,276x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,458x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,549x
RTX 3060Nvidia $275Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,695x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,624x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	866x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	760x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	552x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	945x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	563x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $947

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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