MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	135% 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	57% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 15 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '23 at 18:25
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$249 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 280 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 983 94% 778 Pts	64-Core 1,802 112% 1,802 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$460 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.29 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	135% Outstanding	Lighting 217 Reflection 197 Parallax 192 177% 202 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 148 Splatting 0.2 80% 112 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S-1T00 1TB 8,421 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 121 115 113 157 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	57% Above average	Read 299 Write 429 Mixed 145 SusWrite 135 57% 252 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 15.4 83% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 156 148% 237 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 120%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 135 140 137 138 140 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 123GB 4,824 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 114GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 49 35 36 36 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 129 Write 49.6 Mixed 54 SusWrite 50.1 83% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.3 156% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB-$67 17,829 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 21.2 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 16.6 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 124%

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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%

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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	4,827x
Core i5-10600KIntel $136Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,338x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $205Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,508x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,623x
RTX 3060Nvidia $256Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,740x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,683x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	891x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $126Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	779x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	559x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	964x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	595x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	582x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $977

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $85
Intel Core i5-13600K $235	Nvidia RTX 4070 $499	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $342