MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	53% 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	262% 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	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.

Run History

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	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '22 at 03:15
Run Duration	272 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 149 2-Core 281 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 1,052 97% 810 Pts	64-Core 1,590 98% 1,590 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 3870) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3180 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	53% Above average	Lighting 68.3 Reflection 63.5 Parallax 59.2 56% 63.7 fps	MRender 69.5 Gravity 57.5 Splatting 51.3 48% 59.4 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1354 386 403 402 404 397 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 2,439 Write 2,206 Mixed 1,479 SusWrite 557 372% 1,670 MB/s	4K Read 61.7 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 83.5 284% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1008 DQ Write 886 DQ Mixed 1,044 756% 979 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 302%
SHGS31-1000GS-2 1TB 11,576 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 318GB free Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 467 339 250 216 237 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 472 Mixed 427 SusWrite 330 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 43 144% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 352 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 188 184 186 182 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 138 Write 162 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 183 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 103% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z2933C16 2x8GB 1,790 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	MC Read 35 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 23.8 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 38.7 SC Mixed 27.8 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 102%

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

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,170 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

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	2,283x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,559x
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 $95Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $971

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 $40	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