MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	65.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	188% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201123
Uptime	12 Days
Run Date	May 25 '21 at 12:56
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 165 2-Core 328 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 632 8-Core 1,262 112% 947 Pts	64-Core 1,804 112% 1,804 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.27 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (80 fps cap detected)	65.3% Good	Lighting 80 Reflection 80 Parallax 80 65% 80 fps	MRender 80 Gravity 80 Splatting 80 66% 80 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 691GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1570 47 423 885 93 91 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 1,105 Write 1,710 Mixed 1,223 SusWrite 518 257% 1,139 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 69.7 249% 93.1 MB/s	DQ Read 705 DQ Write 894 DQ Mixed 878 640% 826 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 299%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 446GB free Firmware: X35510RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 365 352 300 223 226 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 449 Mixed 322 SusWrite 307 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 40.1 149% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 180 164% 254 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 107%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 728GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 104 101 102 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 101 Write 85.3 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 102 62% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB 12,182 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 31.3 104% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 46.1 SC Mixed 30.4 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 99%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,225 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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,720x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,289x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,468x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,706x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,632x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	870x
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	555x

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: $1,009

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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) $31	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