MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	97.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	24.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '22 at 21:00
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way below expectations (19^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 1,087 100% 834 Pts	64-Core 1,843 114% 1,843 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 867E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.3% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 91.9 Parallax 126 94% 111 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 121 Splatting 98.6 103% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 247GB free (System drive) Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 42 2 58 3.3 54 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	24.6% Poor	Read 271 Write 85 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 38 23% 106 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 10.2 37% 8.8 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 58%
WD Elements 2620 5TB 4,390 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Read 37 Write 38 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 38.1 48% 35.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 143% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 18,141 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.4% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 19.6 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 20.2 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 126%

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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%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,725x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,293x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,472x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,570x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,709x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,633x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	952x
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: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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