MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 108% 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	108% 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	172% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

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, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	13.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '23 at 12:29
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i7-10700F-$180 44,448 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 285 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 922 91% 744 Pts	64-Core 1,423 88% 1,423 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 1071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 116 Parallax 135 109% 128 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 128 Splatting 107 111% 140 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS500G 500GB 34,043 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 412GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8542105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 632 972 397 452 581 457 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1366 Write 654 Mixed 1,047 SusWrite 582 203% 912 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 29.3 179% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 695 DQ Write 645 DQ Mixed 497 420% 612 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 244%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 155GB free Firmware: SAN20102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 355 408 216 124 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 425 Mixed 395 SusWrite 256 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 34.9 146% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 99.4 123% 214 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 102%
Kingston SNVS500G 500GB 34,043 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 60GB free Firmware: EDFK0N01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1502 911 554 565 560 571 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 240 Write 948 Mixed 328 SusWrite 777 132% 573 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 64.3 214% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 1,321 DQ Write 917 DQ Mixed 1,123 837% 1,120 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 244%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 4x8GB 2,384 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 33.3 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 51.2 SC Mixed 30.4 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 126%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,215 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,718x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,288x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,468x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,705x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,630x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	764x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	565x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,015

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16