MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 147% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	152% 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	228% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	54 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '22 at 04:11
Run Duration	1186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$233 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 75.9 1-Core 147 2-Core 305 93% 176 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,072 100% 832 Pts	64-Core 1,620 100% 1,620 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% PNY(196E 136E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 224 Reflection 219 Parallax 207 183% 217 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 158 Splatting 141 131% 163 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 343GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 408 409 417 422 428 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 441 Write 439 Mixed 436 SusWrite 406 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 59.6 192% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 339 254% 340 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 493GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1400 829 694 579 496 402 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,438 Write 1,416 Mixed 1,134 SusWrite 733 265% 1180 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 213 4K Mixed 58.9 252% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,147 DQ Write 1,085 DQ Mixed 1,202 879% 1,145 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 276%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$199 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 908 504 503 504 503 504 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 64% Great: 122%
Crucial M4 512GB-$74 4,600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 63GB free Firmware: 040H SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 213 212 251 252 253 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 462 Write 241 Mixed 274 SusWrite 232 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 23.6 112% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 50.3 56% 95.8 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 81%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 693GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 162 172 179 180 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 130 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 174 91% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 122% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 107%
Jmicron Generic DISK00 300GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 180GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 44 44 44 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	38% Below average	Read 89.1 Write 43.2 Mixed 48.9 SusWrite 43.3 42% 56.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 48%
Jmicron Generic DISK01 300GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 279GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 44 44 44 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 109 Write 117 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 43.2 65% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 215% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 53%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 107 109 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 103 Write 111 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 109 129% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 61%
WD Elements 500GB 10,869 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 317GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 84 87 85 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 75.5 Write 64.4 Mixed 46.6 SusWrite 85.2 91% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$139 14,506 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	69.6% Good	MC Read 26 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 23.9 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 17.1 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 88.4 45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 135%

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

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,731x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,297x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,473x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,571x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,713x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,635x

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	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	584x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,017

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	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 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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