MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '22 at 01:38
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$154 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 849 82% 675 Pts	64-Core 1,045 65% 1,045 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.5% Above average	Lighting 62.2 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 62.1 51% 64.5 fps	MRender 66.8 Gravity 65.2 Splatting 54.8 50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79 17,432 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF002C SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 250 170 228 198 166 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 343 Mixed 299 SusWrite 224 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 42.4 153% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 198 171% 254 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 902GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 187 162 187 180 184 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 139 Write 138 Mixed 76 SusWrite 178 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 99% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 106%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 266GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 95 97 97 96 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 72.2 Write 68.7 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 96 53% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 62%
Staples Relay UFD 8GB 207 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 3GB free, PID 5202 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 4.5 4.6 4.2 4.6 4.4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 16.3 Write 2 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 4.2 8% 7.05 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 2.9 197% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SP008GXLZU320BSA 2x8GB 2,514 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.5% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.2 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 22.7 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 110%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,254 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	4,725x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,293x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,472x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,571x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,709x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,633x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	952x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $997

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16