MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 163% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	143% 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	354% 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, 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, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	59.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '22 at 18:38
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 163 2-Core 312 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 1,209 108% 914 Pts	64-Core 2,087 129% 2,087 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 372D) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4225 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 193 Parallax 200 159% 196 fps	MRender 226 Gravity 172 Splatting 141 142% 180 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2302 2352 2400 1832 1464 1504 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	354% Outstanding	Read 2,527 Write 2391 Mixed 1,437 SusWrite 1,976 467% 2,083 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 91.5 273% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,183 DQ Write 868 DQ Mixed 1,000 754% 1,017 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 354% Great: 435%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 264GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 490 487 489 489 489 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 483 Mixed 417 SusWrite 489 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 56.3 187% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
Amd-raid WDC WDS100T2G0A- 1TB 2,270 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 588GB free Firmware: UH510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 62 3.2 1.5 10 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 105 Mixed 160 SusWrite 42.7 141% 190 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 8.4 1,772% 10.4 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 159%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 1TB 1,239 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 273GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 117 117 117 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 129 Write 128 Mixed 109 SusWrite 117 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 101%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 1TB 1,239 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 931GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 117 117 117 117 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 184 Write 182 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 118 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 101%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 109 118 121 121 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 88.7 Write 109 Mixed 78 SusWrite 118 73% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 231% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 93%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 94 96 96 97 94 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 94.6 Write 58.7 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 94.8 103% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.2 55% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x16GB 3,173 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 29.9 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 30.9 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 115%

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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 $255Bench 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 $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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $971

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 $179	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