MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 156% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 167% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	146% 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	247% 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	34.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '21 at 07:37
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$410 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 165 2-Core 328 105% 195 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 1157 109% 904 Pts	64-Core 2,105 130% 2,105 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% HP(103C 8550) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 462.30 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 278 Parallax 181 146% 213 fps	MRender 274 Gravity 223 Splatting 177 179% 225 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD BLACK SDBPNTZ-2T00-1106 2TB 415 User benchmarks, average bench 259% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1881 708 539 593 535 523 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,928 Write 2244 Mixed 1,791 SusWrite 797 380% 1,690 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 68.2 243% 93.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,252 DQ Write 828 DQ Mixed 1057 784% 1,046 MB/s
Poor: 173% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 323%
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 380GB free Firmware: 611100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2501 2514 2503 2355 770 705 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	377% Outstanding	Read 2,696 Write 2,522 Mixed 2,273 SusWrite 1,891 527% 2,346 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 85.6 299% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,624 DQ Write 1,157 DQ Mixed 1,323 1,006% 1,368 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 377% Great: 494%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: VP01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 206 217 216 217 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 154 Mixed 76 SusWrite 214 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HP32D4U8D8HC-16XR 4x16GB 341 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	93.2% Outstanding	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 29.1 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 28.9 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
1%	8%	12	104	1	165	27"	2560 1440	HPN3673 OMEN 27i IPS

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,329 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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,746x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,300x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,477x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,577x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,716x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,640x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	871x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	766x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	587x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $998

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	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) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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