MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 121% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	186% 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.

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	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220609
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '22 at 21:08
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	5%

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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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 135 2-Core 245 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 928 84% 708 Pts	64-Core 1,451 90% 1,451 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 92.7% 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: 527.56 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 168 Parallax 160 143% 168 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 136 Splatting 117 115% 145 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Apacer AS2280P4 256GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: APD10PI1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1171 506 355 359 359 357 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	186% Outstanding	Read 1,262 Write 1,642 Mixed 1,320 SusWrite 518 267% 1,186 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 64.4 217% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 924 DQ Write 723 DQ Mixed 785 598% 811 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 218%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$68 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 179GB free Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 407 433 451 439 442 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 439 Mixed 440 SusWrite 406 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 49.8 161% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 276 230% 332 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 118%
Zadak TWSS3 256GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 175GB free Firmware: AP613PE0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 170 109 109 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 468 Write 440 Mixed 361 SusWrite 173 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 71.6 4K Mixed 35.7 135% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 216 190% 283 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 215GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 73 74 67 68 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 74 Write 40.7 Mixed 42.1 SusWrite 69.7 42% 56.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 43%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$25 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 302GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 109 113 115 115 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 118 Write 110 Mixed 63.4 SusWrite 113 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 69%
Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016)-$86 7,846 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 312GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 149 151 151 148 148 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 140 Write 147 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 149 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83% 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 45 MC Write 46.4 MC Mixed 35.8 121% 42.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 45.1 SC Mixed 30.2 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%

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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 - $150

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,779x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,316x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,495x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,594x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,730x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,659x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	877x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	771x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $55Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	557x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	960x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	593x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	571x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,006

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Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369