MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	77.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '23 at 14:15
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 151 2-Core 290 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,036 98% 811 Pts	64-Core 1,561 97% 1,561 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 4051) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.49 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 116% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA12.a SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 103 55 60 68 49 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 466 Write 94 Mixed 371 SusWrite 97.9 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 33.9 131% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 41 101% 211 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 90%
WD WD40EURD-14TSBY0 4TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 188GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 115 114 114 114 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 110 Write 99.8 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 114 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 119GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 115 114 115 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 98.5 Write 63.5 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 115 64% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 88GB free Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 95 95 93 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 128 Write 82.5 Mixed 78 SusWrite 94.7 71% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$75 15,105 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 208GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 87 86 86 88 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 100 Write 88.5 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 86.3 61% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 113% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 75%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 198GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 122 123 120 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 124 Write 123 Mixed 81 SusWrite 122 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-4000 2x8GB 2,411 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 44.4 MC Mixed 30.6 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 48.1 SC Mixed 33.1 98% 34.5 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 111% 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	4,767x
Core i5-10600KIntel $125Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,313x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,487x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,591x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,727x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,651x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $100Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	875x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	768x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	557x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	957x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	589x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	570x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,014

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16