MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	100% 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	270% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211020
Uptime	8.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '23 at 03:19
Run Duration	391 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 1,081 100% 834 Pts	64-Core 1,588 98% 1,588 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 113 Parallax 120 100% 118 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 110 Splatting 99.5 102% 129 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green SN350 1TB 10,028 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 624GB free (System drive) Firmware: 33006000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1593 1623 1662 1680 1679 146 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 1,869 Write 1872 Mixed 1,732 SusWrite 1,397 387% 1,718 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 67.2 230% 81.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,177 DQ Write 573 DQ Mixed 810 619% 854 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 350%
WDC WD40EZAZ-19SF3B0 4TB 3,479 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 968GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 120 122 119 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 142 Write 139 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 120 27% 120 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 11.8 4K Mixed 0.8 11% 4.97 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 11.7 DQ Mixed 1 2% 4.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 38%
Kingston SNVS1000GB 1TB 6,196 User benchmarks, average bench 161% 662GB free Firmware: S8442101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 624 623 625 631 626 625 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 692 Write 608 Mixed 564 SusWrite 626 140% 622 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 22.1 142% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 628 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 352 297% 441 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 228%
S320-1T 1TB 98 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 477GB free Firmware: V838175 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 355 357 357 360 376 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 419 Write 368 Mixed 334 SusWrite 359 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 32.9 120% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 183 140% 186 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 88%
WD Green SN350 1TB 10,028 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 660GB free Firmware: 33006000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1903 2008 1994 1946 1527 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 1,807 Write 2,068 Mixed 1,803 SusWrite 1,577 410% 1,814 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 68.3 231% 81.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,282 DQ Write 644 DQ Mixed 885 678% 937 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 350%
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 23,579 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 233GB free Firmware: 234100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 802 375 376 374 379 378 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 2,055 Write 1,978 Mixed 1,656 SusWrite 447 343% 1,534 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 67.1 230% 80.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,299 DQ Write 644 DQ Mixed 878 677% 941 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 271%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/32GX 1x31GB 1,476 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1 of 4 slots used 31GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 15.1 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 19.6 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 64%

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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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,733x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,299x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,473x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,574x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,716x
RTX 3080Nvidia $898Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	871x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	766x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	584x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,017

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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