MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 145% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	116% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 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	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	May 29 '21 at 01:00
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 160 2-Core 317 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1,131 107% 885 Pts	64-Core 1731 107% 1731 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 185 Reflection 194 Parallax 191 150% 190 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 191 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% 786GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 458 467 471 472 474 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 483 Mixed 375 SusWrite 469 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 47.6 165% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 264 220% 319 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 120%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 169GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 456 465 461 398 388 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 453 Mixed 441 SusWrite 438 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 50.9 168% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 292 238% 339 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 210GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 273 273 272 270 270 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 482 Mixed 400 SusWrite 292 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 53.3 181% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 231 208% 315 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 118%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 117 120 119 121 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 114 Write 87.2 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 118 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 144% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 66.9% 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: 106 105 107 105 106 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 116 Write 103 Mixed 64 SusWrite 106 129% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 0.7 242% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 59.4% 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 (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 31.2 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 31.4 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 57.6 70% 57.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 119%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,173 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	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $139Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,464x

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