MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6.07% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210930
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '22 at 19:02
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$130 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 124 2-Core 246 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 733 76% 611 Pts	64-Core 963 60% 963 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 91%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD HD 7470 14,835 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 2120) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	2.28% Terrible	Lighting 3 Reflection 4 Parallax 2.8 2% 3.27 fps	MRender 2.6 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 2.4 2% 2.4 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.28% Great: 2%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 37,718 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7C75) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	6.07% Terrible	Lighting 6.4 Reflection 4 Parallax 7.7 5% 6.03 fps	MRender 10.8 Gravity 6.2 Splatting 10.9 8% 9.3 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.07% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 128GB 6,890 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s45 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,150 Write 543 Mixed 294 144% 662 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 49.4 182% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 529 DQ Mixed 293 245% 343 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 197%
Adata SX8100NP 256GB 1,828 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 172GB free Firmware: VB411D45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1182 466 357 415 283 286 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 2,446 Write 1,176 Mixed 1,130 SusWrite 498 289% 1,313 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 71.9 247% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 735 DQ Write 837 DQ Mixed 808 602% 793 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 274%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 614GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 82 82 82 82 81 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 74.9 Write 78.5 Mixed 42.4 SusWrite 80.8 51% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 46%
Seagate ST2000NM0011 99Y1166 59Y1813XIV 2TB 88 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 311GB free Firmware: BB45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 105 105 104 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 101 Write 96.1 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 104 68% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 86%
USB DISK 3.0 124GB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 108GB free, PID 6700 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 12 15 13 13 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 7% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 4x8GB 2,271 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 25 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 25.5 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 106%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,705x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,283x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,558x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

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	762x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	946x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $971

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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