MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	158% 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	222% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	Micro-Star US Desktop Aegis RS
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	0.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210416
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 19:39
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%

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PC Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$249 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Memory 59.8 1-Core 142 2-Core 280 84% 161 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 880 83% 689 Pts	64-Core 1,531 95% 1,531 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	158% Outstanding	Lighting 226 Reflection 128 Parallax 226 185% 194 fps	MRender 235 Gravity 184 Splatting 140 147% 186 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 304GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B3T8EA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 635 532 650 606 568 509 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 1,909 Write 1,224 Mixed 1,234 SusWrite 583 275% 1,238 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 58.8 200% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,182 DQ Write 970 DQ Mixed 571 565% 908 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 372%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$149 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1TB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 377 417 400 401 388 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 370 Mixed 361 SusWrite 381 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 38 125% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 330 251% 338 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 216 216 218 217 216 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB 23,800 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.6 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 13.5 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 128 31% 128 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 94%

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

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,131 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 - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,697x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,278x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,458x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,552x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,697x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	867x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	760x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	945x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	563x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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