MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 166% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	151% 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	200% 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, 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	60.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '21 at 22:10
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	LBN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900F-$244 8,499 User benchmarks, average bench 95% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 158 2-Core 312 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 1,143 102% 863 Pts	64-Core 2,013 125% 2,013 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5053) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 4950 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 209 Reflection 277 Parallax 183 170% 223 fps	MRender 258 Gravity 170 Splatting 139 149% 189 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS1000GB 1TB 6,196 User benchmarks, average bench 161% 519GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8442101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 837 1515 1502 1521 1533 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 1379 Write 1490 Mixed 972 SusWrite 1,205 284% 1,262 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 21.9 160% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 624 DQ Write 498 DQ Mixed 418 352% 513 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 228%
General 262GB 188GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	0.37% Terrible	Read 1 Write 0.7 Mixed 1 SusWrite 0.7 1% 0.85 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 4% 0.13 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/32GX 2x31.5GB 2,732 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	99% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 29.3 100% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 29.3 90% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 134%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	144	24.5"	1280 720	HPN357E HP 25x

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,389 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 - $190

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,757x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,308x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,482x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,585x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,722x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,646x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	873x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	767x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	956x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	588x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,047

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16