MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	97.7% 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	274% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	120.5 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 11 '21 at 16:07
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	MUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 72.4 1-Core 151 2-Core 231 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 1,126 104% 871 Pts	64-Core 1,783 110% 1,783 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 362D) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 22 Reflection 18.2 Parallax 20.9 18% 20.4 fps	MRender 25.2 Gravity 23.2 Splatting 16.6 17% 21.7 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 19%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.7% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 128 Parallax 118 102% 124 fps	MRender 97.3 Gravity 123 Splatting 107 89% 109 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-AG70S2TB 2TB 784 User benchmarks, average bench 415% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFM21.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2207 2245 2287 2238 2268 2280 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 1,406 Write 1,742 Mixed 1,154 SusWrite 2,254 372% 1,639 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 56.4 201% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 678 DQ Mixed 941 566% 581 MB/s
Poor: 245% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 591%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 430GB free Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1944 981 974 973 976 983 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 994 Write 982 Mixed 701 SusWrite 1,139 215% 954 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 33.3 148% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 73.7 DQ Write 646 DQ Mixed 983 575% 568 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 298%
Hitachi HDS5C3020BLE630 2TB 4,090 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: MZ4OAAB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 140 127 131 139 130 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 96.1 Write 154 Mixed 31 SusWrite 132 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 198GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 112 112 113 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 106 Write 126 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 112 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CM4X32GC3200C16K2E 04CD F4-3200C16-32GVK 029E CM4X32GC3200C16K2E 04CD F4-3200C16-32GVK 127GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 32767, 32767, 32767, 32767 MB Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	66.8% Good	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 21.2 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 30.1 SC Mixed 22.2 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 95.9 42% 95.9 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 99%

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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	4,698x
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