MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 210% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 227% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	211% 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	236% 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	51.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211020
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '22 at 07:26
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 above expectations (70^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 152 2-Core 290 100% 180 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 1,086 98% 826 Pts	64-Core 2,019 125% 2,019 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 512.15 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	211% Outstanding	Lighting 315 Reflection 291 Parallax 327 257% 311 fps	MRender 340 Gravity 251 Splatting 186 204% 259 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 211% 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% 425GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1392 877 699 576 534 563 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,533 Write 1740 Mixed 1,267 SusWrite 774 299% 1,328 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 70.7 256% 97.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1342 DQ Write 865 DQ Mixed 1,111 827% 1,106 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 276%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 460 466 467 473 472 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 310 Mixed 430 SusWrite 463 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 52.1 173% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 119% 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: 2561 2610 2608 2606 2604 2600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 1982 Write 2,448 Mixed 1,876 SusWrite 2,598 504% 2,226 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 75 254% 96.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,484 DQ Write 1,135 DQ Mixed 1,290 970% 1,303 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 375% 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% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 30.8 104% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 31.4 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%

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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	4,723x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,290x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,471x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 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: $1,013

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 $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 $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16