MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	112% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '22 at 18:41
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 155 2-Core 307 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1123 104% 867 Pts	64-Core 2,052 127% 2,052 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 266 266 266 265 265 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 487 Mixed 385 SusWrite 288 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 55.8 186% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 358 269% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 55GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 341 303 303 303 301 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 488 Mixed 465 SusWrite 319 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 58.9 196% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 190GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 486 464 459 460 461 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 484 Mixed 461 SusWrite 469 109% 482 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 55.6 185% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 858GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 175 174 172 173 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 159 Mixed 110 SusWrite 173 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 217% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 4000 C15 4x8GB 272 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 48.3 MC Write 47.4 MC Mixed 37.1 126% 44.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 53 SC Mixed 35 106% 37.1 GB/s	Latency 47.2 85% 47.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 144%

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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	4,703x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,282x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,558x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,700x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	868x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	762x
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	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 $295	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 $40	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