MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 202% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 223% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	213% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	242% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 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	55.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211020
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '22 at 21:57
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 88.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 298 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,121 100% 848 Pts	64-Core 1,986 123% 1,986 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	213% Outstanding	Lighting 315 Reflection 300 Parallax 362 257% 326 fps	MRender 352 Gravity 258 Splatting 192 210% 267 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 477GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1363 839 843 775 656 691 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,556 Write 1,742 Mixed 1,349 SusWrite 861 310% 1,377 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 70.7 252% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,339 DQ Write 869 DQ Mixed 1,113 828% 1,107 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 276%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 455 455 449 457 455 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 487 Mixed 438 SusWrite 450 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 49.9 166% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 128%
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$167 10,240 User benchmarks, average bench 340% 1TB free Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2504 2547 2548 2546 2547 2558 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	363% Outstanding	Read 1,793 Write 2,467 Mixed 1,911 SusWrite 2,542 494% 2,178 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 73.3 250% 94.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,511 DQ Write 1,135 DQ Mixed 1,302 979% 1,316 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 363% Great: 496%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NMUD416F82-3200D 8945 NMUD416E86-3200D 8945 NMUD416F82-3200D 8945 NMUD416E86-3200D 64GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 24.1 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 25.4 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 102%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,240 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 $200Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,723x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,290x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,471x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,708x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 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	555x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
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: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16