MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	110% 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	196% 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	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '22 at 06:22
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1,116 104% 868 Pts	64-Core 1,678 104% 1,678 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% MSI(1462 5020) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.1.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 140 Parallax 241 100% 168 fps	MRender 230 Gravity 120 Splatting 153 135% 168 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1006 512GB 9,997 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 410GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 832 430 430 430 429 428 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,568 Write 1,468 Mixed 1,263 SusWrite 496 268% 1,199 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 63.5 217% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 610 DQ Mixed 825 606% 804 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 214%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 653GB free Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1517 1892 1793 1786 1787 1794 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,499 Write 987 Mixed 1,632 SusWrite 1,762 384% 1,720 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 60.3 206% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,014 DQ Write 737 DQ Mixed 891 661% 880 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 370%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 843GB free Firmware: AX1R2C SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 83 84 83 83 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 84.3 Write 79.3 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 82.9 51% 69.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 673GB free Firmware: CC68 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 116 115 116 115 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 122 Write 115 Mixed 65 SusWrite 115 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 160 166 165 165 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 91.2 Write 136 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 162 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 90%
Seagate Expansion+ 1TB 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 34GB free Firmware: 0502 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 16 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 58 Write 14.2 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 16.5 21% 27.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.2 50% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 54,117 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 24.8 92% 32 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 28.7 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 112%

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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	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,560x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	763x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $300	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 $45	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