MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	97.6% 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.

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	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220609
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '22 at 12:03
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 (90^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 96.8 2-Core 236 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 790 75% 620 Pts	64-Core 1,002 62% 1,002 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.2% 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; E2912U-C DUAL-RRTX3060TI-O8G-MINI-V2 CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 173 Parallax 159 143% 169 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 133 Splatting 118 116% 146 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT250MX500SSD4 250GB 16,301 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 383 381 391 400 404 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 437 Mixed 439 SusWrite 383 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 40.1 129% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 273 214% 298 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 121%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 154GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1360 826 820 832 834 841 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,554 Write 1,597 Mixed 1,416 SusWrite 919 308% 1,372 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 54.6 177% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 628 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 451 336% 456 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 210 211 212 209 214 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 186 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 211 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33 44,469 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 233GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 105 106 106 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 104 Write 97.7 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 105 67% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 60.1% 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: 113 113 112 111 112 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 104 Write 106 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 112 129% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.7% 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)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 26.6 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 40.1 SC Mixed 26.9 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 114%

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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	4,728x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,297x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,472x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,571x
RTX 3060Nvidia $254Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,712x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,634x

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	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
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% - Excellent

Total price: $1,010

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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16