MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	118% 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	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '22 at 13:36
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 96.9 2-Core 225 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 754 74% 608 Pts	64-Core 1,000 62% 1,000 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Asus(1043 884F) ≥ 4GB; Asus RTX 3060 Ti LHR CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 167 Parallax 142 139% 160 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 104 Splatting 104 91% 113 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT250MX500SSD4 250GB 16,301 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 388 396 388 404 404 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 423 Mixed 403 SusWrite 384 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 67.2 4K Mixed 43.1 140% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 271 226% 328 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 121%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 278GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1410 818 821 824 835 831 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,508 Write 1655 Mixed 1384 SusWrite 923 308% 1,368 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 52.2 181% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 614 DQ Write 415 DQ Mixed 543 398% 524 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 201 204 206 207 207 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33 44,469 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 233GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 105 105 106 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 106 Write 102 Mixed 58.1 SusWrite 105 68% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 68%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 886GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 112 112 112 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 105 Write 105 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 111 128% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 9,178 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 26.4 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 27.4 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 54.5 74% 54.5 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 114%

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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	4,746x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,300x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,477x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,577x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,716x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,640x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	587x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $998

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16