MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	134% 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.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 19 '22 at 03:34
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 178 2-Core 345 110% 205 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 1,082 105% 862 Pts	64-Core 1,341 83% 1,341 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2081) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 185 Parallax 184 146% 183 fps	MRender 212 Gravity 157 Splatting 138 134% 169 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGP31-500GM-2 500GB 2,984 User benchmarks, average bench 300% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41060C20 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,896 Write 2,483 Mixed 1,874 537% 2,418 MB/s	4K Read 76.6 4K Write 236 4K Mixed 111 383% 141 MB/s	DQ Read 1,728 DQ Write 1,338 DQ Mixed 1,503 1,132% 1,523 MB/s
Poor: 208% Great: 370%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 202GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 126 125 127 126 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 168 Write 120 Mixed 89.2 SusWrite 126 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 869GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 181 182 181 181 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 166 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 181 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 8A45 CL16-18-18 D4-3000 04CB DDR4 3000 04CB DDR4 3000 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 34.8 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 27.8 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 32.9 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 105% 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 - $150

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,779x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,316x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,493x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,594x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,730x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,658x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	877x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	771x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $55Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	557x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	960x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	593x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	571x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,006

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Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369