MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% 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 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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	87.4% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

21 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	Micro-Star US Desktop
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201007
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '22 at 13:15
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	28%

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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 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 as expected (46^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 141 2-Core 262 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 932 89% 735 Pts	64-Core 1,459 90% 1,459 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 149 Parallax 149 125% 151 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 133 Splatting 117 114% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU720 1TB 1,542 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: S190429a SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 424 350 190 43 1.7 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 472 Write 468 Mixed 328 SusWrite 217 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 45.1 147% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 305 201% 240 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 669GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 157 162 165 165 166 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 184 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 159 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 113%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 92 92 92 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 84.9 Write 91.8 Mixed 55 SusWrite 91.6 110% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB 23,800 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.7% Good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 20.8 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 22.1 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 94%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,111 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,691x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,276x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,458x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,549x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,695x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,623x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	865x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	760x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	552x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	945x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	563x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $947

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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