MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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	70.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	307% 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	29.1 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 23 '23 at 05:11
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$141 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 (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 889 89% 725 Pts	64-Core 1,091 68% 1,091 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.7% Very good	Lighting 87.1 Reflection 116 Parallax 80.8 71% 94.6 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 81.1 Splatting 72.4 70% 88.1 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus 500GB 213 User benchmarks, average bench 329% 366GB free (System drive) Firmware: R4PB47.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2214 2393 1357 911 911 912 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2,101 Write 2,409 Mixed 2,047 SusWrite 1,449 451% 2,002 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 89 284% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,247 DQ Write 795 DQ Mixed 1,000 751% 1,014 MB/s
Poor: 236% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 416%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$144 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 485 486 486 480 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 476 Mixed 451 SusWrite 484 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 52.3 173% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 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 (92^nd percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 44.9 MC Write 48.5 MC Mixed 35 122% 42.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 51.3 SC Mixed 33.8 103% 35.9 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 119% 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	4,731x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,298x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,473x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,572x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,713x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,635x

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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	584x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,017

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16