MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 144% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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.
Graphics	125% 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	213% 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.

Run History

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	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211020
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '22 at 17:13
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 154 2-Core 307 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 1,176 106% 896 Pts	64-Core 2,047 127% 2,047 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3806 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 234 Parallax 166 135% 189 fps	MRender 205 Gravity 142 Splatting 127 126% 158 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 1TB SSD 12,276 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 718GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303227 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1365 989 988 1001 997 689 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,194 Write 2,419 Mixed 1,482 SusWrite 1,005 346% 1,525 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 67.8 220% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 949 DQ Write 648 DQ Mixed 813 603% 803 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 286%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 192GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 466 465 465 467 467 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 464 Mixed 415 SusWrite 461 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 48.7 163% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 304 243% 341 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 125%
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB 17,953 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 717GB free Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 451 453 454 454 454 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 479 Mixed 319 SusWrite 450 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 33.4 146% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 191 185% 294 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 827GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 67 67 67 72 71 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 91.7 Write 108 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 67.7 64% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 239% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 66%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 122 123 123 121 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 102 Write 136 Mixed 73 SusWrite 121 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 89%
WD Elements 25A1 4TB 8,402 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 86.7 Write 78.5 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 82.8 104% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.2 37% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 42.6 MC Mixed 28.4 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 47.9 SC Mixed 32.4 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 125%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,131 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,697x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,278x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,458x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,552x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,697x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	867x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	760x
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	945x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	563x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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