MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	181% 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '23 at 16:31
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 258 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 966 91% 755 Pts	64-Core 1,490 92% 1,490 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Asus(1043 883C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 168 Parallax 150 143% 165 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 132 Splatting 115 112% 141 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Apacer AS2280P4 256GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: APD10PI1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1073 540 352 231 357 355 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1210 Write 1,624 Mixed 1,347 SusWrite 485 263% 1,166 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 64.4 210% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 980 DQ Write 731 DQ Mixed 816 621% 842 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 218%
Nvme WD Blue SN570 1TB 1,629 User benchmarks, average bench 236% 601GB free Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1380 528 558 566 568 557 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,939 Write 2,084 Mixed 1,718 SusWrite 693 361% 1,609 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 61.2 206% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,049 DQ Write 847 DQ Mixed 921 697% 939 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 305%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$68 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 178GB free Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 407 431 446 439 439 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 450 Mixed 429 SusWrite 408 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 83.7 4K Mixed 42.5 150% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 278 231% 333 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 118%
Zadak TWSS3 256GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 170GB free Firmware: AP613PE0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 206 107 107 109 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 462 Write 440 Mixed 361 SusWrite 174 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 70.9 4K Mixed 34.6 128% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 216 190% 282 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 96%
Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016)-$86 7,846 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 481GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 146 147 149 148 149 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 123 Write 134 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 147 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4133 C18 Series 4x8GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 44.5 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 36.2 118% 41.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 47.8 SC Mixed 32.5 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 125%

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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	4,779x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,316x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,495x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,594x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,730x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,658x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	877x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	771x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $55Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	557x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	960x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	593x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	571x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,006

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Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369