MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 171% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 175% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	182% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	187% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '21 at 17:01
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900-$260 3,353 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 75.5 1-Core 173 2-Core 303 99% 184 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 1,067 105% 858 Pts	64-Core 1,639 101% 1,639 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1539) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	182% Outstanding	Lighting 260 Reflection 244 Parallax 270 212% 258 fps	MRender 303 Gravity 222 Splatting 166 181% 230 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS1000GB 1TB 6,196 User benchmarks, average bench 161% 762GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8442101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 684 374 913 647 1218 382 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 1,335 Write 1,546 Mixed 964 SusWrite 703 256% 1,137 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 22.8 186% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 573 DQ Write 1,121 DQ Mixed 426 443% 707 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 228%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 29GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 268 204 126 85 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 472 Mixed 414 SusWrite 181 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 59.3 203% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 342 257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
Kingston SA400S371920G 2TB 1,776 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 28 27 31 437 440 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 493 Write 440 Mixed 398 SusWrite 165 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 28.2 132% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 36 82% 164 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown LD4AU016G-H3200GST 1x16GB 192 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.7% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 10.7 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 11 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 89.3 45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 61%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,324 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	4,743x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,640x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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