MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 150% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	152% 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	48.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 25 '21 at 19:50
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 290 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 1,010 93% 780 Pts	64-Core 1640 102% 1640 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 224 Reflection 205 Parallax 206 183% 212 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 153 Splatting 136 129% 161 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot P210 256GB 5,446 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: HAFEA1.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 175 182 175 111 258 MB/s Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.2% Average	Read 261 Write 157 Mixed 159 SusWrite 200 44% 194 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 33.9 4K Mixed 18.1 80% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 34.4 DQ Write 37 DQ Mixed 98.1 56% 56.5 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 100%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 16GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 140 24 7.4 41 9.3 MB/s Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.2% Average	Read 181 Write 101 Mixed 117 SusWrite 48.4 25% 112 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 55.7 4K Mixed 21.4 90% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 138 109% 148 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 85%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 21GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 510 Write 483 Mixed 438 106% 477 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 57.5 190% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 28GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 59 60 59 60 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	38% Below average	Read 72.6 Write 72.1 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 59.5 47% 64 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 149% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4RL.M8FE 2x8GB 733 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.4% Very good	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 21.8 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 24.9 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 111%

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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	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

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	1,628x

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	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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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