MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 186% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 186% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	192% 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	258% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star US Desktop
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	40.8 GB free of 48 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201007
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '22 at 23:42
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 285 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 995 94% 777 Pts	64-Core 1,530 95% 1,530 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	192% Outstanding	Lighting 278 Reflection 258 Parallax 286 227% 274 fps	MRender 318 Gravity 232 Splatting 175 190% 242 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 202%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 308GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1097 997 993 992 844 579 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2,024 Write 2,217 Mixed 1,745 SusWrite 917 388% 1,726 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 68.6 242% 91.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,227 DQ Write 840 DQ Mixed 1,042 775% 1,036 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 297%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 04CB DDR4 3000 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 04CB DDR4 3000 48GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 25.3 86% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 26.1 82% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 90%

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,465x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,560x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,629x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	763x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	946x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	581x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $935

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16