MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	125% 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	124% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	17.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	5760 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220609
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '23 at 08:58
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-10100F-$70 39,812 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 107 2-Core 216 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 533 58% 459 Pts	64-Core 588 36% 588 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 532.03 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 190 Parallax 197 138% 185 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 181 Splatting 125 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$70 12,376 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 233GB free (System drive) Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 334 196 181 357 582 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 211 Mixed 1,407 SusWrite 352 138% 609 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 54.5 182% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 739 DQ Write 488 DQ Mixed 636 468% 621 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 296%
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 34,988 User benchmarks, average bench 239% 276GB free Firmware: EXA74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1059 1299 1288 1229 1195 1154 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 2,003 Write 1,950 Mixed 1,455 SusWrite 1,204 371% 1,653 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 61.5 196% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 792 DQ Write 568 DQ Mixed 684 510% 681 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 329%
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 446GB free Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1232 996 995 993 1002 990 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1,820 Write 1,839 Mixed 1,523 SusWrite 1,034 349% 1,554 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 52.9 176% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 788 DQ Write 531 DQ Mixed 694 509% 671 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 296%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 596GB free Firmware: AX1P2C SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 97 95 96 95 95 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 81.2 Write 91.3 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 95.5 55% 75.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 62%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 475GB free Firmware: 2AR10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 64 63 62 63 64 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 92.9 Write 48.2 Mixed 49.6 SusWrite 62.1 47% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 59%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 197 199 200 199 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 137 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 198 98% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 367% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 Crucial BL8G30C15U4R.M8FE 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 24GB 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	74.1% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 23.5 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 22.9 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $139Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,560x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	763x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	946x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16