MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	34.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	32.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210111
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	May 22 '21 at 10:16
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	50%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Memory 39.2 1-Core 68.7 2-Core 270 59% 126 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 570 44% 390 Pts	64-Core 1,297 80% 1,297 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Sapphire(174B E308) CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.2.1 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	Lighting 44 Reflection 47.3 Parallax 56.6 36% 49.3 fps	MRender 46.4 Gravity 43.7 Splatting 33 33% 41 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 83 91 84 87 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 396 Write 172 Mixed 148 SusWrite 89.5 44% 201 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 30.7 4K Mixed 13.5 59% 20.3 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 168 144% 215 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 124%
Kioxia-exceria PLUS SSD 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 1TB free Firmware: ECFA10.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 463 458 550 434 627 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 464 Write 728 Mixed 506 SusWrite 503 125% 550 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 4.7 50% 22.3 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 598 DQ Mixed 451 351% 473 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 302%
Kioxia-exceria PLUS SSD 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 2TB free Firmware: ECFA10.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1035 833 912 958 848 1098 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1,362 Write 869 Mixed 1,539 SusWrite 948 265% 1,179 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 34.9 4K Mixed 40.9 113% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 687 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 842 534% 615 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 302%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 251GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 96 108 110 105 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 134 Write 137 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 109 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 114%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 96 116 110 116 122 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 158 Write 174 Mixed 110 SusWrite 113 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 101%
Seagate Expansion Desk 12TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 10.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 179 186 182 182 228 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 239 Write 238 Mixed 155 SusWrite 196 152% 207 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.7 453% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 10,311 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	53.1% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 18.3 60% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 6.6 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 206 19% 206 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 154%

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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 - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,560x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	763x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	946x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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