MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	92.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	216% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200820
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '21 at 02:33
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$230 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 156 2-Core 304 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 1,070 99% 829 Pts	64-Core 1,660 103% 1,660 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2063) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 108 Parallax 111 95% 112 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 103 Splatting 93.2 88% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 269GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 717 499 463 437 437 437 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,565 Write 1,611 Mixed 1,215 SusWrite 498 274% 1,222 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 71.4 251% 93.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,204 DQ Write 844 DQ Mixed 999 753% 1,015 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 237%
Liteon EPX-KW960 960GB 247 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 804GB free Firmware: CDW28P3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 813 813 815 818 817 818 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,317 Write 810 Mixed 471 SusWrite 816 190% 853 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 53.5 186% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,016 DQ Write 499 DQ Mixed 344 365% 620 MB/s
Poor: 146% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 210%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x8GB 18,355 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 27.8 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 48.6 SC Mixed 32.3 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

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Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,713x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,286x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,468x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,565x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,703x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,630x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	764x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	582x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	565x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $927

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16