MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	131% 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	187% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 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	18.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '22 at 21:42
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	68%

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PC Performing way below expectations (16^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-$249 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 10 threads Base clock 5.1 GHz, turbo 7.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	74.6% Very good	Memory 76.1 1-Core 82.5 2-Core 203 67% 121 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 982 78% 686 Pts	64-Core 1266 78% 1266 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$700 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 182 Parallax 183 146% 181 fps	MRender 239 Gravity 156 Splatting 88.3 124% 161 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$75 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 300GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 783 614 668 659 678 717 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 1,562 Write 1,662 Mixed 1,442 SusWrite 686 301% 1,338 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 44.7 152% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 953 DQ Write 630 DQ Mixed 785 588% 789 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 297%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 674GB free Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 378 349 346 330 319 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 426 Write 417 Mixed 275 SusWrite 350 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 61.7 4K Mixed 34.2 109% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 196 188% 296 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$40 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 209 208 210 210 207 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3200C16K2E 4x8GB 425 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 30 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 17 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 88.2 45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 117%

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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 20,423 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 - $150

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,765x
Core i5-10600KIntel $125Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,313x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,485x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,591x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,724x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,647x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	875x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	768x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $68Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	957x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	588x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	568x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,004

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16