MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 121% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99.5% 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	310% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	59.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '21 at 15:18
Run Duration	312 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 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 (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 161 2-Core 322 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 1,260 112% 948 Pts	64-Core 2,141 132% 2,141 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 6520) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.5% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 117 Parallax 123 95% 119 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 115 Splatting 109 108% 136 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 384GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2271 828 829 833 827 829 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,601 Write 2,380 Mixed 1,822 SusWrite 1,069 440% 1,968 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 89 298% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,228 DQ Write 941 DQ Mixed 1,099 818% 1,090 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 527GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 488 488 489 489 488 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 486 Mixed 444 SusWrite 488 109% 483 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 56.5 185% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 355 266% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 6,400 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 3TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 273 270 278 276 277 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 121 Mixed 15.9 SusWrite 273 102% 142 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.5 358% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 236%
Seagate BUP Portable 5TB 5,996 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 342GB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 71 72 72 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 49.2 Write 68.8 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 70.7 47% 63.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.5 163% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 69%
WD My Passport 25E2 3TB 3,377 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 304GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 59 58 59 59 58 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 65.9 Write 60.2 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 58.6 79% 58.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 0.8 263% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 59%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 436GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 119 120 118 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 126 Write 120 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 119 151% 113 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.7 210% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 660 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 29.4 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 30 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 132%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 6: 0R 1G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
6%	33%	12	1	1	60	23.8"	1280 708	DELD0FE DELL P2421D

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,132 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	4,697x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,278x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,458x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,552x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,697x
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	563x

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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