MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	108% 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	197% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	58.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '22 at 18:40
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 111 2-Core 221 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 797 74% 618 Pts	64-Core 1417 88% 1417 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$300 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% MSI(1462 5020) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.10.2 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	108% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 138 Parallax 236 98% 165 fps	MRender 226 Gravity 118 Splatting 150 132% 165 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1006 512GB 9,997 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 291GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 814 413 375 392 375 365 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,532 Write 1,615 Mixed 1,224 SusWrite 456 270% 1,207 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 67.5 230% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 962 DQ Write 681 DQ Mixed 810 608% 818 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 214%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 250GB free Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 111 104 81 105 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 341 Write 138 Mixed 241 SusWrite 113 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 8.8 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 16.3 82% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 589 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 545 352% 420 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 163 162 156 163 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 97.2 Write 122 Mixed 30.1 SusWrite 161 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 66% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 574GB free Firmware: CC68 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 107 106 107 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 100 Write 94.3 Mixed 63.4 SusWrite 108 67% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 68%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$55 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 931GB free Firmware: AX1R2C SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 103 102 102 103 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 103 Write 101 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 102 61% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 62%
Seagate Expansion+ 1TB 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 34GB free Firmware: 0502 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 59 56 59 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 57.7 Write 34.6 Mixed 41.4 SusWrite 58.3 36% 48 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 143% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 71%
Apricorn EZ Upgrade 3.0 320GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 272GB free, PID 0320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 28 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	8.02% Terrible	Read 12.7 Write 14 Mixed 12.9 SusWrite 24 23% 15.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 17% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.02% Great: 33%
Toshiba External USB HDD 640GB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 106GB free, PID a001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 40 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 33.8 Mixed 25.1 SusWrite 40.7 46% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 4x16GB 12,209 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 28.5 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 25.4 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 114%

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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	4,753x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,305x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,480x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,583x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,720x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,644x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	873x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	767x
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	956x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	588x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,016

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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