MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	113% 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.

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Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '21 at 11:08
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 264 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 813 78% 643 Pts	64-Core 1,156 72% 1,156 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 87F6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 120 Parallax 125 109% 126 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 104 Splatting 89.1 89% 112 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$113 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 876GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 422 421 423 424 423 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 483 Mixed 418 SusWrite 422 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 49.9 165% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 352 265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 128%
Seagate BarraCuda Q5 ZP1000CV30001 1TB 2,095 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 864GB free Firmware: SU5SH017 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1411 1410 1399 1419 1416 1427 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 835 Write 1,375 Mixed 971 SusWrite 1,414 261% 1,149 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 43.6 170% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 633 DQ Write 827 DQ Mixed 759 565% 740 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 270%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 446GB free Firmware: M6CR041 SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 396 397 396 398 396 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 451 Mixed 411 SusWrite 398 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 23.7 125% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 31.3 86% 177 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 92%
Imation ImationFlashDriv 8GB 133 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 0704 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 3.6 3 3.7 4 4.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	3.88% Terrible	Read 17.9 Write 10.7 Mixed 12.9 SusWrite 3.6 14% 11.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.88% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 22,404 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3300 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	87.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 25.1 92% 32 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 23.1 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 112%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,136 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	4,698x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,279x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,459x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,552x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,698x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

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	760x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	945x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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