MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 163% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	140% 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	343% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	59.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '22 at 04:03
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$255 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 157 2-Core 312 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 1,245 110% 935 Pts	64-Core 2,128 132% 2,128 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 372D) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 186 Parallax 191 154% 189 fps	MRender 236 Gravity 166 Splatting 136 142% 179 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1773 1598 1597 1608 1603 1539 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 2654 Write 2,416 Mixed 1,905 SusWrite 1,620 482% 2,149 MB/s	4K Read 65.2 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 91.7 304% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,075 DQ Write 842 DQ Mixed 917 697% 944 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 435%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 258GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 493 493 493 493 492 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 488 Mixed 415 SusWrite 493 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 56.9 190% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 356 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%
Amd-raid WDC WDS100T2G0A- 1TB 2,270 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 547GB free Firmware: UH510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 20 12 84 31 22 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 109 Mixed 166 SusWrite 36.6 143% 193 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 2.7 1,031% 6.8 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 159%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 1TB 1,239 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 264GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 117 117 117 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 109 Write 114 Mixed 102 SusWrite 117 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 101%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 1TB 1,239 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 931GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 117 117 117 118 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 131 Mixed 94.1 SusWrite 118 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 101%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 106 110 114 115 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 91.4 Write 114 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 111 74% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.6 238% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 93%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 64 63 64 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 88.2 Write 79.6 Mixed 56 SusWrite 63 94% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.2 34% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x16GB 3,173 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 29.8 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 30.9 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 115%

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,718x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,287x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,468x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,705x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,630x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	764x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	565x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $915

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16