MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	135% 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	197% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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, 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, 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '23 at 23:29
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 145 2-Core 276 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 942 88% 734 Pts	64-Core 1,399 87% 1,399 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	135% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 186 Parallax 177 156% 185 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 140 Splatting 126 118% 148 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 356GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 810 1241 302 90 98 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,449 Write 1362 Mixed 1,060 SusWrite 440 241% 1,078 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 71.4 244% 87.7 MB/s	DQ Read 681 DQ Write 940 DQ Mixed 270 355% 630 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 295%
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 338GB free Firmware: SAFM13.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 234 455 463 464 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 447 Mixed 386 SusWrite 394 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 71.5 4K Mixed 38 132% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 209 196% 304 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 4x8GB 2,084 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 27.7 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 26.5 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 101%

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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 20,170 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 - $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 $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $40Bench 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 $40	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