MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 152% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	156% 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	233% 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, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 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 21:07
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 81 1-Core 162 2-Core 322 100% 188 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 1,078 103% 852 Pts	64-Core 1,508 93% 1,508 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 99% 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: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3595 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	156% Outstanding	Lighting 229 Reflection 221 Parallax 210 186% 220 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 163 Splatting 144 136% 170 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1114 512GB 6,790 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 275GB free (System drive) Firmware: 21113000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 820 426 429 395 386 354 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,573 Write 1,644 Mixed 1,319 SusWrite 468 280% 1251 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 79.5 296% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1218 DQ Write 1,072 DQ Mixed 997 788% 1,096 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 334GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 425 477 477 470 452 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 477 Mixed 438 SusWrite 441 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 62.6 207% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 340 256% 344 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 EVO 1TB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 197GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 476 405 294 295 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 475 Mixed 455 SusWrite 372 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 62 206% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 340 257% 345 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 127%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 534GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 175 175 176 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 164 Mixed 101 SusWrite 174 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 231% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.5% 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 (43^rd percentile)	70.4% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 20.3 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 26.2 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 78.8 51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 70.4% 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 - $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	1,482x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,585x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,722x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 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 $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,047

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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) $39	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