MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 200% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 222% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	198% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	284% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star US Desktop
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	55.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201007
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '21 at 22:46
Run Duration	415 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 86.5 1-Core 162 2-Core 318 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 645 8-Core 1,194 110% 920 Pts	64-Core 2,198 136% 2,198 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3892) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4775 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Lighting 293 Reflection 259 Parallax 297 239% 283 fps	MRender 311 Gravity 240 Splatting 177 191% 242 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B4S9NA SusWrite @10s intervals: 1702 1056 923 933 897 921 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2,536 Write 1,706 Mixed 1,488 SusWrite 1,072 379% 1,700 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 71.6 244% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,076 DQ Write 810 DQ Mixed 561 523% 816 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 214 220 220 219 220 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Specific STORAGE DEVICE 64GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 58GB free, PID 205a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 5.1 4.9 5.7 5.7 5.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	5.62% Terrible	Read 20.7 Write 7 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 5.2 10% 9.28 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.62% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 4x16GB 295 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.5% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 23.7 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 34.9 SC Mixed 24.9 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 95%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 47: 8R 2G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
47%	22%	50	300	226	144	24.5"	1280 720	HPN3425 OMEN by HP 25

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,192 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $149

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,711x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,285x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,466x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,563x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,629x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	949x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	581x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	565x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $916

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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