MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	190% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '21 at 06:51
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 118 2-Core 320 94% 177 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 1,028 88% 755 Pts	64-Core 1,305 81% 1,305 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3400 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.5% Below average	Lighting 45.8 Reflection 59.6 Parallax 41.5 37% 49 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 38.3 Splatting 34.3 38% 48.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 252 255 255 255 255 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,528 Write 968 Mixed 233 SusWrite 276 165% 751 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 81.7 275% 96.4 MB/s	DQ Read 808 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 262 279% 475 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 236%
SK hynix SC210 2.5 7MM 128GB 978 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 102GB free Firmware: 20001L00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 172 174 173 173 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 492 Write 173 Mixed 223 SusWrite 173 58% 265 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 25.6 109% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 184 146% 205 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 628GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 124 124 125 125 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 123 Write 100 Mixed 67 SusWrite 123 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 687GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 8.8 9.6 9.6 9.6 8.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 68%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 132 132 132 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 143 Write 124 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 132 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 191% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 83%
SDHC Card 32GB 13,791 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 10GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 4.8 10 9.7 18 20 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 40.6 Write 19.1 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 12.4 31% 25.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 3.8 229% 4.5 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 33%
SDHC Card 32GB 13,791 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 30GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 40.6 Write 22 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 21 36% 28.3 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 3.1 152% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESBK.M8FE 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.8% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 20 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 21.7 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 71.8% 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	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,465x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,561x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,629x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	948x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	581x
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 $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 $178	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