MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	188% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220609
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '22 at 19:18
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 114 2-Core 250 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 916 87% 721 Pts	64-Core 1,401 87% 1,401 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Asus(1043 883C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.37 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 159 Parallax 151 136% 159 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 124 Splatting 108 107% 135 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Apacer AS2280P4 256GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: APD10PI1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1198 464 355 358 359 356 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 1,177 Write 1,632 Mixed 1,337 SusWrite 515 263% 1,165 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 69.5 232% 84.8 MB/s	DQ Read 945 DQ Write 735 DQ Mixed 802 610% 827 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 218%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$68 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 179GB free Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 423 436 443 443 437 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 460 Mixed 442 SusWrite 411 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 49.9 164% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 277 230% 331 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 118%
Zadak TWSS3 256GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 175GB free Firmware: AP613PE0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 173 112 107 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 471 Write 451 Mixed 370 SusWrite 175 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 28.5 123% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 218 190% 282 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 216GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 68 66 65 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 65.1 Write 45.6 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 65.1 39% 53.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 43%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 302GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 114 114 114 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 113 Write 114 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 112 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 69%
Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016)-$86 7,846 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 312GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 132 135 134 134 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 120 Write 113 Mixed 64.9 SusWrite 132 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 154% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4133 C18 Series 4x8GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4133 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 44.8 MC Write 47.3 MC Mixed 35.4 121% 42.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 30.2 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%

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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 - $190

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,757x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,308x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,483x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,585x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,722x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,646x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	873x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	767x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	956x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	588x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,047

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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