MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 147% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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	126% 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	237% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 16:17
Run Duration	323 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 116 2-Core 309 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 1,213 108% 916 Pts	64-Core 2,078 129% 2,078 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% 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: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3806 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 237 Parallax 166 136% 190 fps	MRender 206 Gravity 142 Splatting 127 126% 158 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 1TB SSD 12,276 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 671GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303227 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1869 990 994 993 994 997 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,471 Write 2,420 Mixed 1,594 SusWrite 1,140 375% 1,656 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 71.6 235% 87.1 MB/s	DQ Read 939 DQ Write 665 DQ Mixed 816 606% 807 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 286%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 40GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 464 464 452 446 445 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 354 Write 435 Mixed 423 SusWrite 451 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 52 176% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 304 243% 340 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 125%
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB 17,953 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 843GB free Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 462 452 453 452 454 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 359 Write 437 Mixed 389 SusWrite 455 93% 410 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 49.6 171% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 254 216% 317 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 106%
Sabrent Dual SATA Bridge 3TB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 484GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 44 44 44 44 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 99.6 Write 108 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 44.4 59% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 110%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 850GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 111 117 117 117 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 114 Write 12 Mixed 98.5 SusWrite 113 63% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.7 253% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 66%
Sabrent Dual SATA Bridge 500GB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 70GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 43 44 44 44 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	25.6% Poor	Read 45.5 Write 45.3 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 43.2 32% 42.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 69%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 136 138 139 139 140 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 119 Write 120 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 137 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 89%
WD Elements 25A1 4TB 8,402 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 84 84 84 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 85.9 Write 75.5 Mixed 52 SusWrite 83.9 99% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 41% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 28.8 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 49.6 SC Mixed 32.5 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 125%

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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	11	9	165	27"	1280 720	AUZ2700 M270HF

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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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,465x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,560x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,629x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	763x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	946x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	581x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $930

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