MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	131% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '21 at 22:47
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 153 2-Core 298 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 940 92% 756 Pts	64-Core 1,186 73% 1,186 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 153C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 175 Parallax 166 151% 175 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 136 Splatting 118 117% 147 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 329GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,673 Write 8,836 Mixed 8,361 1,928% 8623 MB/s	4K Read 570 4K Write 321 4K Mixed 400 1,546% 430 MB/s	DQ Read 1,371 DQ Write 973 DQ Mixed 1,065 825% 1,136 MB/s
Poor: 77% Great: 123%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 247GB free Firmware: M3CR032 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,538 Write 6,558 Mixed 8,328 1,740% 7,808 MB/s	4K Read 573 4K Write 498 4K Mixed 508 1,782% 526 MB/s	DQ Read 1,278 DQ Write 1,023 DQ Mixed 1,189 880% 1,164 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 125%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 368GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 126 Write 122 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 107 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 26.5 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 28.1 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 110%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,165 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,704x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,283x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,558x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	762x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	946x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $971

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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