MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.7%, 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	87.9% 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

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 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	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '22 at 12:33
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 125 2-Core 235 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 717 72% 586 Pts	64-Core 1,007 62% 1,007 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.7% 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-RTX3060TI-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 172 Parallax 150 143% 166 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 128 Splatting 117 114% 144 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% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 340 170 140 138 156 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 484 Write 155 Mixed 413 SusWrite 206 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 58.9 4K Mixed 40.6 134% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 270 216% 304 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 121%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$149 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 154GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1380 808 829 834 836 833 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,521 Write 1064 Mixed 1,445 SusWrite 920 278% 1,237 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 55.7 182% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 612 DQ Write 367 DQ Mixed 492 366% 490 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 20 22 29 217 215 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 198 Write 12.9 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 86.1 66% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 166% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33 44,469 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 233GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 17 17 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 100 Write 17.1 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 16.7 32% 43.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 33.6% 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: 14 15 16 16 16 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 102 Write 16.4 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 15.5 45% 43.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 46% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.8% 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 (64^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 26.5 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 29.6 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.5% 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 - $150

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,764x
Core i5-10600KIntel $125Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,311x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,484x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,590x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,724x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,646x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	875x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	768x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	957x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	588x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,017

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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