MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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	114% 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	181% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '21 at 04:13
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 163 2-Core 325 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 1,265 112% 951 Pts	64-Core 2,138 132% 2,138 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	114% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 208 Parallax 129 119% 161 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 133 Splatting 115 116% 146 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PNY CS2130 2TB S 49 User benchmarks, average bench 215% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: CS213530 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1236 206 278 205 305 216 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,122 Write 2,407 Mixed 1,339 SusWrite 408 299% 1,319 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 67.2 224% 82.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1176 DQ Write 681 DQ Mixed 904 679% 920 MB/s
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 338%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 312GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 486 485 486 486 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 486 Mixed 446 SusWrite 485 109% 483 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 59.4 196% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
Toshiba HDWF180 8TB 2,355 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 7.5TB free Firmware: GX0B SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 244 237 239 247 237 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 249 Write 238 Mixed 89.9 SusWrite 240 148% 204 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 0.7 308% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 133%
USB3.0 1TB 425 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 931GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 163 164 164 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 154 Mixed 109 SusWrite 164 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 102%
WD My Passport 2627 5TB 4,990 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 3.5TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 19 18 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 26.3 Write 27.8 Mixed 25.1 SusWrite 18.2 33% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1 210% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 0827 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 59GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 22 22 21 22 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 28.8 Write 25.2 Mixed 19.6 SusWrite 21.9 32% 23.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 49%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 598GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 90 91 91 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 97.5 Write 97.9 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 90.4 121% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GD2.1527WH.002 2x8GB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 19.4 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 23.5 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 99%

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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	4,702x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,282x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,462x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,557x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,700x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	867x
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 $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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $971

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 $179	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