MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	83.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	294% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200324
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '20 at 01:12
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 88 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1046 100% 824 Pts	64-Core 1,641 102% 1,641 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 111 Parallax 101 86% 106 fps	MRender 93.2 Gravity 101 Splatting 98.7 80% 97.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 351GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1906 864 614 615 613 615 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,519 Write 2,358 Mixed 1,569 SusWrite 871 409% 1,829 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 85.4 289% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,261 DQ Write 1,006 DQ Mixed 1,144 853% 1137 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 340%
SK hynix SH920 2.5 256GB 2,404 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 142GB free Firmware: 1010CL00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 405 406 406 406 405 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 394 Mixed 341 SusWrite 405 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 29 114% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 238 201% 294 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 91%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 61GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 124 132 132 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 402 Write 153 Mixed 192 SusWrite 129 48% 219 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 36.9 147% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 126 108% 160 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 73%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 33GB free Firmware: 527ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 182 176 148 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 366 Write 254 Mixed 271 SusWrite 167 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 37.3 140% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 205 165% 232 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 190 197 200 200 195 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 131 Write 163 Mixed 76 SusWrite 194 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 106%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 2TB-$41 7,860 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7ONS01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 138 138 137 139 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 127 Write 127 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 137 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C18 Series 4x8GB 173 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.3% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.2 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 23.2 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 140%

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Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,702x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,282x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,462x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,557x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,700x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	867x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	762x
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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $971

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	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