MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	64.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	217% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '21 at 21:17
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 165 2-Core 330 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1,290 114% 967 Pts	64-Core 2,157 134% 2,157 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 401A) CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Lighting 81.7 Reflection 87 Parallax 80.9 67% 83.2 fps	MRender 78.5 Gravity 78.8 Splatting 66.9 60% 74.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX8100NP 256GB 1,828 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB411D45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 709 368 317 291 302 234 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 2368 Write 1,124 Mixed 422 SusWrite 370 234% 1071 MB/s	4K Read 57.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 73 247% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 732 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 619 426% 540 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 274%
Adata SX6000LNP 128GB 6,890 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 80GB free Firmware: V9002s45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 564 187 134 39 51 56 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 1351 Write 547 Mixed 299 SusWrite 172 129% 592 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 52.4 193% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 511 DQ Mixed 291 241% 336 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 197%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 895GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 78 83 52 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 81.9 Write 81.1 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 75.7 52% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 46%
Seagate ST2000NM0011 99Y1166 59Y1813XIV 2TB 88 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1TB free Firmware: BB45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 135 134 133 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 140 Write 142 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 134 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 195% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 4x8GB 2,271 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3500 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 31.4 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 49.7 SC Mixed 32.5 99% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

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Gaming 143%

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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