MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91.7% 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	84.8% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '21 at 17:57
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 (66^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 86.9 1-Core 119 2-Core 297 90% 167 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 969 95% 778 Pts	64-Core 1,579 98% 1,579 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% Sapphire(1DA2 E37F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.3 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 111 Parallax 185 98% 139 fps	MRender 93.5 Gravity 131 Splatting 77 80% 101 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 250 223 214 210 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 482 Write 265 Mixed 200 SusWrite 220 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 34.4 134% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 122 126% 209 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 91%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 525GB free Firmware: M0CR011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 471 473 468 396 282 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 418 Write 481 Mixed 392 SusWrite 427 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 41 150% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 342 256% 340 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 449GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 387 369 378 367 376 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 339 Mixed 245 SusWrite 377 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 40.9 142% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 194 165% 238 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 133%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 911GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 132 135 131 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 151 Write 146 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 129 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 254GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 96 97 96 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 156 Write 114 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 96.1 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$33 14,163 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.3% Good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 19 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 20.3 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 95%

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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 - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,698x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,279x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,459x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,552x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,698x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

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	760x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	945x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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