MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	74.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220609
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '23 at 21:35
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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 (96^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 274 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 836 86% 695 Pts	64-Core 1,039 64% 1,039 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 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)	74.7% Very good	Lighting 94.2 Reflection 92.2 Parallax 85.3 77% 90.6 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 80.3 Splatting 73.7 71% 88.8 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 76%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus 500GB 213 User benchmarks, average bench 329% 363GB free (System drive) Firmware: R4PB47.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,928 Write 2103 Mixed 2,072 456% 2,034 MB/s	4K Read 57.4 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 90 286% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,244 DQ Write 790 DQ Mixed 1,012 756% 1,015 MB/s
Poor: 236% Great: 416%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$144 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 509 Write 484 Mixed 438 106% 477 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 52 171% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 128%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 494GB 611 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 32GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 125 Write 56.8 Mixed 61.4 91% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.2 110% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 38%

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 @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 43.8 MC Write 46.7 MC Mixed 34.6 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 51 SC Mixed 34.4 103% 35.9 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 117% 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 - $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 $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,570x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,709x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,633x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 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% - Outstanding

Total price: $999

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