MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 148% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	144% 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	72.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '22 at 06:53
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 302 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,042 99% 819 Pts	64-Core 1,609 100% 1,609 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.37 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	144% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 254 Parallax 183 171% 215 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 146 Splatting 131 123% 154 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
3 480GB SSD 480GB 3,645 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0311A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 103 39 44 43 40 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 491 Write 376 Mixed 378 SusWrite 111 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 24.4 119% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 35.2 85% 174 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 101%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 139GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 477 384 285 285 285 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 481 Mixed 459 SusWrite 366 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 55.6 184% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 784GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 171 172 173 171 172 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 163 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 172 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3600 04CB DDR4 3200 04CB DDR4 3200 04CB DDR4 3600 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 31.9 108% 38 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 47 SC Mixed 29.2 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%

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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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,739x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,300x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,476x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,575x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,716x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,640x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	871x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	766x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	585x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,008

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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