MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	48.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '22 at 21:18
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th 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-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 84.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,021 98% 810 Pts	64-Core 1,580 98% 1,580 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Asus(1043 04E2) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.30.23.01 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 146 Parallax 203 108% 160 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 141 Splatting 95.9 95% 118 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 8626) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.2% Poor	Lighting 36.9 Reflection 41.3 Parallax 38 30% 38.7 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 38.7 Splatting 27.9 28% 34.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S5 1TB 2,557 User benchmarks, average bench 206% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 118 140 115 136 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 126 Write 482 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 144 47% 208 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 19.8 76% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 147 138% 216 MB/s
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 284%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 429 Write 152 Mixed 197 56% 259 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 38 144% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 153 119% 164 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
Asmt 2105 256GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 11GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 40 30 28 27 29 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.8% Below average	Read 184 Write 140 Mixed 213 SusWrite 39.9 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 37.8 4K Mixed 26.3 72% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 60.3 DQ Write 59.5 DQ Mixed 51.8 41% 57.2 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 7GB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 202 Write 195 Mixed 74.1 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 113%
G-drive ev RaW 2TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 639GB free Firmware: 000C SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 96 97 96 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 97 Write 92.7 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 96.2 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400 C16 Series 4x8GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.5% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 22.5 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 25.3 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 87%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,249 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	4,724x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,292x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,471x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,570x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,709x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,632x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,013

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