MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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	74.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	306% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '23 at 22:04
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$154 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 907 90% 734 Pts	64-Core 1,075 66% 1,075 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Lighting 93.9 Reflection 92.4 Parallax 85.6 76% 90.6 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 80.9 Splatting 74 71% 89.6 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus 500GB 213 User benchmarks, average bench 329% 349GB free (System drive) Firmware: R4PB47.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2210 2225 1456 929 919 928 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,055 Write 2434 Mixed 2,050 SusWrite 1,444 450% 1,996 MB/s	4K Read 58.1 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 88.7 283% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,247 DQ Write 878 DQ Mixed 1,004 766% 1,043 MB/s
Poor: 236% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 416%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$144 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 486 485 485 481 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 487 Mixed 445 SusWrite 485 109% 482 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 51.7 172% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x16GB 9,340 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 45.2 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 35.1 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 51.2 SC Mixed 33.6 103% 35.9 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 125%

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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%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,725x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,293x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,472x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,571x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,709x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,633x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	871x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	766x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	952x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $1,010

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16