MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	40.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	98.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '23 at 07:53
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$139 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 258 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 820 78% 647 Pts	64-Core 896 56% 896 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 2312) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.3% Average	Lighting 50.8 Reflection 58.4 Parallax 69.2 41% 59.5 fps	MRender 55.3 Gravity 43.5 Splatting 43 38% 47.3 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 357 364 361 360 367 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 345 Mixed 304 SusWrite 361 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 36.5 135% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 243 212% 315 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 486GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 175 173 174 175 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 143 Mixed 86 SusWrite 174 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2666 C18 2x8GB 830 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.7% Very good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 22.4 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 24 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 96%

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

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $139Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,464x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,560x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 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: $930

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 $45	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