MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% 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	64.9% 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '23 at 19:15
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 252 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 825 80% 659 Pts	64-Core 1,024 63% 1,024 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 146C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	113% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 192 Parallax 126 117% 154 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 135 Splatting 119 115% 144 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 108 119 127 115 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 448 Write 101 Mixed 109 SusWrite 117 42% 194 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 66.9 4K Mixed 20.4 103% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 99.5 DQ Mixed 51.1 79% 158 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 73%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$75 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 46GB free Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,610 Write 1,942 Mixed 1,667 390% 1,740 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 73.6 245% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,117 DQ Write 820 DQ Mixed 958 719% 965 MB/s
Poor: 144% Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 218GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 102 99 101 101 102 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 102 Mixed 64.9 SusWrite 101 67% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 70%
Samsung M3 Portable 2TB 5,095 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1.5TB free, PID 61b5 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	20.2% Poor	Read 38 Write 42.3 Mixed 35.6 SusWrite 42.7 55% 39.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBR2 16GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 24 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 27.1 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 84%

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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 $200Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,723x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,290x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,471x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,708x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,632x

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	555x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $539	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16