MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	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.

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	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '22 at 15:42
Run Duration	317 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 below expectations (19^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 96.8 1-Core 96.9 2-Core 189 76% 128 Pts	4-Core 354 8-Core 704 62% 529 Pts	64-Core 1,000 62% 1,000 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 81.2% 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-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 173 Parallax 161 143% 170 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 133 Splatting 118 116% 145 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% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 365 398 393 405 401 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 441 Mixed 425 SusWrite 382 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 68 4K Mixed 43.3 141% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 275 225% 322 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% 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: 1439 789 822 821 829 830 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,543 Write 1,723 Mixed 1,330 SusWrite 922 310% 1,379 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 57.3 191% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 624 DQ Write 411 DQ Mixed 536 395% 524 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 217 215 208 217 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 159 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 213 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33 44,469 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 233GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 105 105 106 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 105 Write 98.8 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 105 67% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 60.2% 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: 112 112 112 112 112 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 111 Write 112 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 112 133% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 47.4% 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 38 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 26.6 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 25.8 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97% 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 $879Bench 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