MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 141% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	117% 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	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '21 at 15:13
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 1,267 113% 957 Pts	64-Core 2,149 133% 2,149 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 109% 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: 466.77 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 145 Parallax 148 125% 149 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 129 Splatting 116 114% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB 17,953 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 855GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 441 451 458 459 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 475 Mixed 264 SusWrite 451 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 32.6 140% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 218 199% 306 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%
PNY CS2130 1TB SSD 3,107 User benchmarks, average bench 181% 597GB free Firmware: CS213530 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1900 1884 1897 1901 1895 1902 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 1,282 Write 1,891 Mixed 1,311 SusWrite 1,896 362% 1,595 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 70.6 258% 98.1 MB/s	DQ Read 687 DQ Write 1,113 DQ Mixed 865 665% 888 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 298%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G30C15U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 2,334 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 25.3 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 29.7 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 74: 10R 7G 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
74%	57%	35	250	96	144	27"	2560 1440	AOC2702 Q27G2G4

History: Score 38: 6R 2G 2B | Score 74: 10R 7G 3B

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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	4,697x
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	1,697x
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 $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