MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	110% 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	375% 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

14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '23 at 12:15
Run Duration	314 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700KF-$240 17,565 User benchmarks, average bench 102% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 171 2-Core 337 108% 200 Pts	4-Core 659 8-Core 1,093 107% 876 Pts	64-Core 1,651 102% 1,651 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-$720 22,998 User benchmarks, average bench 290% MSI(1462 5110) CLim: 3165 MHz, MLim: 5600 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 528.24 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 128 Parallax 144 120% 140 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 105 Splatting 75.4 96% 125 fps
Poor: 263% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 305%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 209GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2195 2069 1422 1280 1167 1167 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 2,611 Write 2,485 Mixed 2,221 SusWrite 1,550 498% 2,217 MB/s	4K Read 71.7 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 94.4 343% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,745 DQ Write 1,445 DQ Mixed 1,550 1,173% 1,580 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 573%
Corsair Neutron XTi 480GB-$247 664 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 331GB free Firmware: SAFC02.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 484 482 481 485 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 470 Mixed 363 SusWrite 483 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 39.9 152% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 182 177% 281 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 39GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 458 458 455 457 458 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 465 Mixed 423 SusWrite 457 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 51.4 172% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 298 237% 331 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 194GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1722 1431 1436 1343 1294 1347 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	359% Outstanding	Read 2562 Write 2,294 Mixed 1,808 SusWrite 1429 453% 2,023 MB/s	4K Read 68.1 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 100 336% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,630 DQ Write 1,286 DQ Mixed 1,412 1,069% 1,443 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 359% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 81GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 109 107 107 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 168 Write 112 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 107 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 731GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 155 158 158 158 156 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 144 Write 192 Mixed 26.4 SusWrite 157 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 38.2 119% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 27.1 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 34 101% 35.4 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 119%

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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 - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,697x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,278x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,458x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,552x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,697x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	867x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	760x
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	945x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	563x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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