MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	79.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	315% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	14.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '23 at 09:26
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.8 GHz, turbo 7.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 1,079 98% 825 Pts	64-Core 1,117 69% 1,117 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$230 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% MSI(1462 C979) CLim: 2272 MHz, MLim: 3550 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Lighting 109 Reflection 125 Parallax 95.5 89% 110 fps	MRender 85.8 Gravity 76 Splatting 69.6 62% 77.1 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$104 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 672GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1140 1918 1940 1300 1213 1226 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,294 Write 2,074 Mixed 2,244 SusWrite 1,456 454% 2,017 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 77.9 255% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,323 DQ Write 1,151 DQ Mixed 1171 896% 1,215 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 488%
Liteon CV3-CE256-11 SATA 256GB 636 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 235GB free Firmware: TC8110D SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 226 137 137 131 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 425 Write 367 Mixed 352 SusWrite 167 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 84.2 4K Mixed 44.3 153% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 228 170% 228 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 28.5 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 29.3 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,170 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

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 $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	763x
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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

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