MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 181% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 187% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	184% 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	220% 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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.5 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 17:09
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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-$270 3,353 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 76.1 1-Core 173 2-Core 358 105% 202 Pts	4-Core 696 8-Core 1,185 114% 941 Pts	64-Core 1,680 104% 1,680 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$500 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1539) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	184% Outstanding	Lighting 264 Reflection 243 Parallax 295 215% 267 fps	MRender 308 Gravity 225 Splatting 168 184% 234 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 184% 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: 920 242 898 1594 1586 1587 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1318 Write 1,521 Mixed 978 SusWrite 1,138 279% 1,239 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 23.3 206% 89.6 MB/s	DQ Read 620 DQ Write 1,163 DQ Mixed 424 455% 736 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 228%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 29GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 293 303 235 99 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 482 Mixed 424 SusWrite 222 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 62.6 216% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 342 258% 345 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
Kingston SA400S371920G 2TB 1,776 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 111 468 472 471 470 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 512 Write 26.2 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 336 51% 234 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 20.3 4K Mixed 11.8 69% 20.2 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 21 DQ Mixed 31.3 42% 81.4 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 65.8% 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 (34^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.5% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 11.5 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 14.8 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 88.2 45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 61%

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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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,735x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,299x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,474x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,574x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,716x
RTX 3080Nvidia $500Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	584x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,017

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16