MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	119% 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	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '20 at 16:31
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 141 2-Core 304 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1,037 99% 820 Pts	64-Core 1,639 101% 1,639 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3544 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 156 Parallax 154 127% 155 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 136 Splatting 120 119% 150 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 851GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 378 400 400 392 392 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 477 Mixed 397 SusWrite 392 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 47.1 160% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 257 215% 313 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 117%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 23GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 220 204 179 179 154 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 510 Write 366 Mixed 333 SusWrite 201 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 39.8 139% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 196 174% 260 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 103%
Adata SD700 256GB 187 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 99GB free Firmware: 9301 SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 379 397 398 398 399 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 390 Write 388 Mixed 381 SusWrite 388 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 38.4 4K Mixed 28.5 92% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 173 132% 179 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 76%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$99 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 173 179 178 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 160 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 175 103% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 144% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 402GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 141 141 141 141 141 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80% Very good	Read 138 Write 138 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 140 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 109%
Samsung HN-M101MBB 1TB-$45 3,466 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 894GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 112 112 112 112 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 98.6 Write 69 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 110 61% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 28 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 28.8 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 118%

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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	4,728x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,296x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,472x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,571x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,712x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,634x

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	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
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: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $1,010

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16