MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	44.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	208% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '21 at 21:08
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400F-$116 46,609 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 81.1 1-Core 168 2-Core 332 103% 194 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 994 102% 823 Pts	64-Core 1,234 76% 1,234 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% PowerColor(148C 2379) CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.8.1 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.4% Average	Lighting 55.8 Reflection 58.1 Parallax 78.2 46% 64 fps	MRender 54.9 Gravity 60.1 Splatting 43.4 42% 52.8 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SWORDFISH 250GB 3,637 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: VC0S0285 SusWrite @10s intervals: 783 791 823 807 795 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,594 Write 765 Mixed 766 SusWrite 687 211% 953 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 64.1 241% 93 MB/s	DQ Read 520 DQ Write 747 DQ Mixed 556 442% 608 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 233%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 585GB free Firmware: 05.01A05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 105 106 107 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 118 Write 96.7 Mixed 56.1 SusWrite 106 69% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.8 198% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GB 32,519 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.9% Average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 10.3 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 11.8 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 52%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

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