MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	126% 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	186% 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	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.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220609
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '22 at 20:18
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 82.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 248 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 834 81% 665 Pts	64-Core 1,326 82% 1,326 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Asus(1043 883C) ≥ 4GB; Asus rtx 3060ti CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.37 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 168 Parallax 158 143% 167 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 132 Splatting 115 113% 142 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Apacer AS2280P4 256GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: APD10PI1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 859 710 354 358 358 358 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	186% Outstanding	Read 1,307 Write 1,540 Mixed 1,367 SusWrite 500 265% 1,178 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 65.1 219% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 885 DQ Write 684 DQ Mixed 744 567% 771 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 218%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$68 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 179GB free Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 404 432 442 447 442 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 452 Mixed 447 SusWrite 398 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 48.2 155% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 276 228% 329 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 118%
Zadak TWSS3 256GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 175GB free Firmware: AP613PE0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 184 109 109 109 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 472 Write 377 Mixed 374 SusWrite 172 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 73.7 4K Mixed 36.5 140% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 214 189% 281 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 198GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 69 71 70 71 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 74 Write 41.6 Mixed 39.9 SusWrite 68.1 41% 55.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 43%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 302GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 108 113 113 113 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 109 Write 114 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 110 72% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.1 178% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 69%
Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016)-$62 7,846 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 312GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 129 134 130 133 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 131 Write 118 Mixed 53.1 SusWrite 129 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4133 C18 Series 4x8GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	65.1% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 20 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 20.2 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65.1% 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	4,738x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,300x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,475x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,575x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,716x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,639x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	584x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,008

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16