MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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	128% 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	291% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	60.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '21 at 22:14
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 84.6 1-Core 165 2-Core 327 103% 192 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1,265 112% 952 Pts	64-Core 2,150 133% 2,150 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Dell(1028 3971) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 166 Parallax 161 144% 168 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 132 Splatting 114 115% 145 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc611 NVMe SK hynix 1TB 6,137 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 898GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11001111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2220 2215 2220 2141 1348 1361 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 1,216 Write 2,295 Mixed 1,457 SusWrite 1,918 392% 1,722 MB/s	4K Read 53.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 73.4 243% 84.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,238 DQ Write 1,017 DQ Mixed 1,114 838% 1123 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 284%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 169 166 170 171 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 150 Mixed 110 SusWrite 169 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%
Toshiba HDWQ140 4TB 4,700 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3.5TB free Firmware: FJ1M SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 203 196 203 196 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 178 Mixed 108 SusWrite 198 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 248% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT128GX4M4C3200C16 2x31.5GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.1% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.2 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 23.7 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 126%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,269 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	4,730x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,297x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,473x

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	1,635x

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	584x
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