MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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	132% 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	158% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '22 at 00:51
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400F-$116 46,609 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 83 1-Core 154 2-Core 305 97% 181 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 882 87% 709 Pts	64-Core 1,117 69% 1,117 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% EVGA(3842 4667) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 169 Parallax 160 153% 172 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 134 Splatting 115 114% 143 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 272 272 271 271 271 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 1,237 Write 406 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 304 110% 507 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 58.4 4K Mixed 72.7 174% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 546 DQ Write 925 DQ Mixed 262 332% 578 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 236%
Sandisk S3 512G 512GB 10,855 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 136GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 448 446 448 434 425 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 340 Write 443 Mixed 392 SusWrite 440 92% 404 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 51.7 183% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 166 172% 283 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 119%
Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB 13,576 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 670GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1566 836 831 837 838 835 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 1,554 Write 1,909 Mixed 1,453 SusWrite 957 331% 1,468 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 77.2 286% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,441 DQ Write 1,132 DQ Mixed 1,255 947% 1,276 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 280%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 183 190 198 196 190 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 129 Write 107 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 192 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 74% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 106%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 64GB 3,373 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 28GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 53 25 26 24 25 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 156 Write 62.7 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 36.3 89% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 3.4 214% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4W.M8FE1 2x8GB 839 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 35 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 30.2 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%

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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%

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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	4,706x
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 $274Bench 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 $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