MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 171% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	163% 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	314% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 24 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210930
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '21 at 15:18
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 154 2-Core 302 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,074 100% 835 Pts	64-Core 1,672 104% 1,672 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87B9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 4216 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	163% Outstanding	Lighting 244 Reflection 69.7 Parallax 205 198% 173 fps	MRender 222 Gravity 162 Splatting 144 140% 176 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 424GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1065 1235 1265 1281 1285 1272 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 2,460 Write 2,343 Mixed 1,602 SusWrite 1234 428% 1,910 MB/s	4K Read 65.3 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 85.2 284% 98 MB/s	DQ Read 1,414 DQ Write 925 DQ Mixed 1,159 867% 1,166 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 372%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 16GB 6,219 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 14GB free, PID 556b Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 5.8 5.5 5.6 6.9 5.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 38.2 Write 9.2 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 5.9 15% 15 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 2.1 128% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 45.2 MC Mixed 33.3 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 51.1 SC Mixed 32.9 101% 35.4 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%

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

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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	4,703x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,282x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,462x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,557x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,700x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	868x
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 $15	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