MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 296% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 266% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	325% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	143% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	19.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '22 at 02:10
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 138 2-Core 271 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 796 80% 650 Pts	64-Core 1,031 64% 1,031 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,847 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% MSI(1462 5103) CLim: 3135 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	325% Outstanding	Lighting 476 Reflection 575 Parallax 757 388% 603 fps	MRender 526 Gravity 568 Splatting 306 366% 467 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC2500M8500G 500GB 4,181 User benchmarks, average bench 260% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: S7780100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 265 266 275 302 330 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 716 Write 642 Mixed 644 SusWrite 281 128% 571 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 63.6 209% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 844 DQ Write 576 DQ Mixed 556 457% 659 MB/s
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 334%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 233GB free Firmware: P2CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 499 500 510 521 468 403 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 622 Write 467 Mixed 681 SusWrite 484 127% 563 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 57.8 196% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 750 DQ Write 767 DQ Mixed 931 652% 816 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 253%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 31.3 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 42.9 SC Mixed 31.4 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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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	4,697x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,278x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,458x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,552x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,697x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	867x
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	553x

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 $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	563x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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