MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 269% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 260% 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	304% 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	5.38% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200820
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '22 at 15:02
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	18%

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 i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 81.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 289 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 867 87% 709 Pts	64-Core 1,321 82% 1,321 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Gigabyte(1458 40C3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	304% Outstanding	Lighting 428 Reflection 569 Parallax 803 349% 600 fps	MRender 533 Gravity 554 Splatting 311 366% 466 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB 26,055 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 18 17 20 75 154 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	5.38% Terrible	Read 52.3 Write 14.5 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 50.4 8% 33.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 1% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 5.38% Great: 126%
Micron 2200S NVMe 512GB 5,553 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 220GB free Firmware: 22001040 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1250 1249 1121 878 452 420 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,430 Write 1042 Mixed 1,129 SusWrite 895 252% 1,124 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 75.6 4K Mixed 51.2 170% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 825 DQ Write 847 DQ Mixed 892 655% 855 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 215%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 219 206 206 199 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 173 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 209 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%
Toshiba DT01ABA200V 2TB 2,433 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 176GB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 93 93 94 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 133 Write 141 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 94.6 72% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.4 114% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD4AGU880-36A180U 2x16GB 824 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 26 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 35.5 SC Mixed 26.9 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 126%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,168 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	4,706x
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	2,559x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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