MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 145% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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	133% 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	112% 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, 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	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	May 28 '21 at 22:53
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (72^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 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 164 2-Core 326 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 643 8-Core 1,148 108% 896 Pts	64-Core 1,700 105% 1,700 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ 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% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 3097 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 193 Parallax 190 150% 189 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 192 Splatting 129 124% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102 9,497 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 616GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 461 467 455 478 472 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 472 Mixed 352 SusWrite 467 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 46.7 158% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 280 228% 326 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 120%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 169GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 453 457 416 392 387 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 426 Mixed 434 SusWrite 426 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 51.6 169% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 293 239% 339 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 125%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 210GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 227 212 167 186 175 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 372 Write 257 Mixed 164 SusWrite 211 56% 251 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 59.1 4K Mixed 24 104% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 161 128% 181 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 118%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 115 115 115 115 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 120 Write 99.8 Mixed 98.8 SusWrite 114 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 140% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 67%
WD Elements 2620 4TB 3,758 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 3TB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 105 106 105 106 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 84.1 Write 94.5 Mixed 74.4 SusWrite 106 124% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 31.1 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 42.9 SC Mixed 29.9 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 119%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,161 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	4,703x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,282x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,558x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,700x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	868x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	762x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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: $963

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16