MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	147% 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	230% 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

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '23 at 20:39
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700F 21,161 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 82.2 1-Core 167 2-Core 325 102% 191 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 1,118 104% 866 Pts	64-Core 1,533 95% 1,533 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Sapphire(174B A617) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 207 Parallax 199 175% 207 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 151 Splatting 136 129% 161 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1114 512GB 6,790 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 273GB free (System drive) Firmware: 21113000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 768 421 324 282 269 267 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,573 Write 1,565 Mixed 1,260 SusWrite 388 268% 1,197 MB/s	4K Read 53.4 4K Write 221 4K Mixed 80.5 301% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,262 DQ Write 1,042 DQ Mixed 1,001 790% 1,101 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$137 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 334GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 418 446 455 452 450 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 478 Mixed 431 SusWrite 426 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 61.4 206% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 341 257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 EVO 1TB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 197GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 473 405 293 293 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 480 Mixed 456 SusWrite 372 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 60.8 207% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 338 256% 344 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 127%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 534GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 174 173 174 174 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 148 Mixed 90.3 SusWrite 173 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata AM2P32NC8W1-BCFS 2x8GB 1,367 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 20.6 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 35 SC Mixed 27.8 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 89%

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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	4,773x
Core i5-10600KIntel $125Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,314x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,488x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,592x
RTX 3060Nvidia $253Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,727x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,655x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	875x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	769x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	557x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	958x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	590x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	570x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,012

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $48

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16